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. This was the first time in the Premier League era that a top division side was beaten by a non-League team, 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. The last team to beat a top division side from the Conference was Sutton United when they beat Coventry City in 1989. Luton became the seventh non-League team since World War II to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Route to the Match
Norwich City
Luton Town
Match summary
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 MF 15 David FoxMF 17 Elliott Bennett FW 10 Simeon Jackson FW 37 Harry Kane Substitute:GK 28 Mark Bunn DF 3 Steven Whittaker DF 6 Michael Turner MF 12 Anthony Pilkington MF 14 Wes Hoolahan MF 27 Alexander Tettey FW 9 Grant Holt 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 MF 24 Jonathan Smith FW 9 Jon Shaw FW 27 Andre Gray Substitute:GK 33 Dean Brill MF 15 Adam Watkins MF 17 JJ O'Donnell MF 19 James Dance MF 23 Matt Robinson FW 10 Scott Rendell FW 13 Stuart Fleetwood Manager: Paul Buckle
Match Statistics
Norwich City Luton TownGoals scored 0 1Total shots 11 6Shots on target 6 2Ball possession 49% 51%Corner kicks 4 2Fouls committed 5 9Yellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0
Source:
Match reports BBC ITV Luton Town Norwich City Sky The Guardian The Telegraph
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