Norwich City F.C. 0–1 Luton Town F.C.

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]

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

Route to the Match

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Norwich City

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5 January 2013 (2013-01-05) Third round Peterborough United 0–3 Norwich City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 13,198
Referee: Stuart Attwell

Luton Town

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Norwich 0 - 1 Luton". BBC Sport. 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.