Norwich City F.C. 0–1 Luton Town F.C.

Football match

Norwich City 0–1 Luton Town

Event

2012–13 FA Cup

Norwich City	Luton Town

0	1

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 the seventh non-League team since World War II to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.^[4]

Route to the Match

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Luton Town

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19:45		Report	Rendell 22', 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 1,596

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15:00	Gray 30' Lawless 68'	Report	Pugh 71'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,287

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15:00	Lawless 46'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,638

Match summary

26 January 2013

15:00

Norwich City	0–1	Luton Town
	Report	Rendell 80'

Carrow Road, Norwich

Attendance: 26,521

Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)

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

BBC
ITV
Luton Town
Norwich City
Sky
The Guardian
The Telegraph

References

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

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