Norwich City vs Luton Town

The hosts had a solid start to their campaign but have had trouble since the international break. They lost to Watford 2-1 in their most recent match, ...

Luton has lost just one of their previous ten games and is on a six-game undefeated streak. In their most recent encounter, they defeated the resurgent Queens Park Rangers 3-1. With 24 points after 14 games, Norwich is third in the rankings.

Alfie Doughty makes his competitive Luton debut as manager Nathan Jones makes three changes for tonight's Sky Bet Championship match against Norwich City.

After joining from Stoke City in the summer, Doughty starts and in doing so makes his first Luton outing with injury limiting his opportunities thus far. Fred Onyedinma comes into midfield and Harry Cornick starts his third league game of the season. Alfie Doughty makes his competitive Luton debut as manager Nathan Jones makes three changes for tonight's Sky Bet Championship match against Norwich City.

Norwich City host Luton Town at Carrow Road in the Championship this evening. Norwich City's resurgence from bottom half to top two showed just how quickly ...

This is a tough game to call and is a big game for both sides even this early in the campaign. Yet Norwich City may see this as a good opportunity, at home in front of a big crowd, to find their feet again and go top ahead of Sheffield United and Burnley’s games tomorrow. That’s what has happened to Norwich in the last few games, and they have started to look a little vulnerable again,” he said. Just as you think a team is starting to look unstoppable, they hit the buffers. Whereas Norwich City have struggled to win in recent weeks, Nathan Jones’ Luton Town are unbeaten in six. Norwich City’s resurgence from bottom half to top two showed just how quickly things can change in the Championship.

A huge week in the Hatters' season saw Nathan Jones' side get off to the perfect start on Saturday as they defeated QPR for the first time since January 2006, ...

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Carlton Morris netted on his return to first club Norwich City to give the Hatters another huge win in the Sky Bet Championship.

Morris and Bell saw shots blocked at the other end as the Hatters continued to ask questions on the break, and it was Morris who broke the deadlock just after the hour, mesmerising the retreating Grant Hanley with a couple of step-overs as he progressed into the box before curling a beauty into the bottom corner for goal number seven of the season. Norwich boss Dean Smith brought Todd Cantwell on in place of Sargent, who had been down for treatment in the first half, and it was his side who had the first sight of goal in the second period, Danel Sinani firing over the bar in the 46th minute, before Aaron Ramsey did the same ten minutes later. The third-placed hosts, coming into the game after suffering back-to-back defeats at the hands of Preston and Watford, had to wait until midway through the half for their first shot at goal, and even then it was a 25-yard shot that was well off target from Gabriel Sara as the Hatters defended with great discipline.

Dean Smith had his say on some of the key issues after Norwich City's 1-0 Championship defeat against Luton Town.

I have been to see the referee and asked him if he had seen the full incident would he have given a penalty and he said, 'No'. (Will you appeal?) I'll have a look at it but we have to prove he has made a clear and obvious error. It was a hand in an attempt to push him off. But they were shouting that when we had a man less and it is a little bit tougher to do but I thought we made a good fist of it. It is certainly not a fist. I didn't think the reaction at half-time was as good as it could have been. I was slightly surprised the referee wanted to jump into his pocket so quickly. We should have beaten Preston and we should have beaten Luton, but we didn't create enough in the final third. Whether he pushes him in the neck or the face, it is not a punch, it is not a slap. I get the reaction at the end. The only thing that was missing was that final pass, the work in the final third. Teemu (Pukki) had a big chance and you would expect him to score.

With this match the second in a third game week, boss Nathan Jones made three changes, knowing that the last fixture was a certain trip to Hertfordshire. Summer ...

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Ex-Canary Carlton Morris scored the only goal as 10-man Norwich City were beaten by Luton Town at Carrow Road, extending their losing run to three games.

66 - RED CARD NORWICH (McLean): McLean swings his arm as Lockyer holds him from a corner. Subs: Cantwell 4, Hernandez 4, Nunez 4, Giannoulis 5, Hayden 5. He drives towards goal and cuts inside Hanley before rolling into the far corner. Adebayo (on for Morris, 73) Nunez (on for Ramsey, 68) Hernandez (on for Sinani, 68)