Norwich City 0–1 Luton Town (2013)

Norwich City 0–1 Luton Town
Event 2012–13 FA Cup
Date 26 January 2013
Venue Carrow Road, Norwich
Referee Andre Marriner
Attendance 26,521

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 one of the only nine non-League teams since World War II to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.[4]

Route to the Match

Fourth Qualifying Round

First Round

Replay

Second Round

Third Round

Match summary

Norwich City0–1Luton Town
Report Rendell  80'
Attendance: 26,521
Norwich City
Luton Town
GK13England Declan Rudd
DF2Scotland Russell Martin (c)
DF18Spain Javier Garrido
DF20England Leon Barnett
DF24England Ryan Bennett
MF8England Jonny Howson
MF11England Andrew Surman 72'
MF15England David Fox
MF17England Elliott Bennett 73'
FW10Canada Simeon Jackson
FW37England Harry Kane 46'
Substitute:
GK28England Mark Bunn
DF3Scotland Steven Whittaker
DF6England Michael Turner
MF12Republic of Ireland Anthony Pilkington 73'
MF14Republic of Ireland Wes Hoolahan 72'
MF27Norway Alexander Tettey
FW9England Grant Holt 46'
Manager:
Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
GK1England Mark Tyler
DF2England Lathaniel Rowe-Turner
DF3England Greg Taylor
DF6Hungary János Kovács
DF25England Ronnie Henry (c)
MF11Wales Jake Howells
MF7Wales Alex Lawless
MF14Guinea-Bissau Arnaud Mendy 68'
MF24England Jonathan Smith
FW9England Jon Shaw 74'
FW27England Andre Gray 75'
Substitute:
GK33England Dean Brill
MF15England Adam Watkins
MF17England JJ O'Donnell 68'
MF19England James Dance
MF23England Matt Robinson
FW10England Scott Rendell 74'
FW13Wales Stuart Fleetwood 75'
Manager:
England Paul Buckle

Match Statistics

Norwich City Luton Town
Goals scored01
Total shots116
Shots on target62
Ball possession49%51%
Corner kicks42
Fouls committed59
Yellow cards00
Red cards00

Source:[1]

Reports on the Match

BBC

ITV

Luton Town

Norwich City

Sky

The Guardian

The Telegraph

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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