Norwich City F.C. 0–1 Luton Town F.C. (2013)

Norwich City 0–1 Luton Town
Event2012–13 FA Cup
Norwich City Luton Town
0 1
Date26 January 2013
VenueCarrow Road, Norwich
RefereeAndre Marriner
Attendance26,521

Norwich City vs Luton Town was an FA Cup fourth round tie, played on 26 January 2013 at Carrow Road, Norwich. Luton won the match 1–0.[1] This was the first time in the Premier League era that a top division side was beaten by a non-League team,[2] and the first time since Altrincham beat Birmingham City at St. Andrew's in 1986 that this feat was achieved at the home of the top-flight team.[3] The last team to beat a top division side from the Conference was Sutton United when they beat Coventry City in 1989.[1] Luton became the seventh non-League team since World War II to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.[4]

Route to the Match

Norwich City

5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) Third round Peterborough United 0–3 Norwich City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report
  • E. Bennett 30'
  • Jackson 41'
  • Snodgrass 70'
 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 13,198
Referee: Stuart Attwell

Luton Town

20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) Fourth qualifying round Cambridge United 0–2 Luton Town Cambridge
13:00 Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,321
3 November 2012 (2012-11-03) First round Luton Town 1–1 Nuneaton Town Luton
15:00 Rendell 84' Report Waite 20' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 3,089
13 November 2012 (2012-11-13) First round (replay) Nuneaton Town 0–2 Luton Town Nuneaton
19:45 Report Rendell 22', 72' (pen.) Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 1,596
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) Second round Luton Town 2–1 Dorchester Town Luton
15:00
Report Pugh 71' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 3,287
5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) Third round Luton Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
15:00 Lawless 46' Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,638

Match summary

Norwich City0–1Luton Town
Report Rendell 80'
Attendance: 26,521
Norwich City
Luton Town
GK 13 Declan Rudd
DF 2 Russell Martin (c)
DF 18 Javier Garrido
DF 20 Leon Barnett
DF 24 Ryan Bennett
MF 8 Jonny Howson
MF 11 Andrew Surman  72'
MF 15 David Fox
MF 17 Elliott Bennett  73'
FW 10 Simeon Jackson
FW 37 Harry Kane  46'
Substitute:
GK 28 Mark Bunn
DF 3 Steven Whittaker
DF 6 Michael Turner
MF 12 Anthony Pilkington  73'
MF 14 Wes Hoolahan  72'
MF 27 Alexander Tettey
FW 9 Grant Holt  46'
Manager:
Chris Hughton
GK 1 Mark Tyler
DF 2 Lathaniel Rowe-Turner
DF 3 Greg Taylor
DF 6 János Kovács
DF 25 Ronnie Henry (c)
MF 11 Jake Howells
MF 7 Alex Lawless
MF 14 Arnaud Mendy  68'
MF 24 Jonathan Smith
FW 9 Jon Shaw  74'
FW 27 Andre Gray  75'
Substitute:
GK 33 Dean Brill
MF 15 Adam Watkins
MF 17 JJ O'Donnell  68'
MF 19 James Dance
MF 23 Matt Robinson
FW 10 Scott Rendell  74'
FW 13 Stuart Fleetwood  75'
Manager:
Paul Buckle

Match Statistics

Norwich City Luton Town
Goals scored 0 1
Total shots 11 6
Shots on target 6 2
Ball possession 49% 51%
Corner kicks 4 2
Fouls committed 5 9
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

Source:[1]

Match reports

References

  1. ^ a b c "Norwich 0 - 1 Luton". BBC Sport. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ "NORWICH 0 TOWN 1". Luton Town FC. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. ^ "FA Cup - Non-league Luton shock top-flight Norwich". Yahoo! and Eurosport. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. ^ "FA Cup: Luton produce cup magic to knock out Premier League Norwich". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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