Sunday , 16 August 2026

Luton Town FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Luton Town FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Wed 2 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Kenilworth Road Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'
James Shea 18' Y
Y 33' Przemyslaw Placheta
Y 85' Christoph Zimmermann

Overview

Match Preview

Luton Town FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Kenilworth Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Mark Scholes

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
Luton Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Norwich City FC H 3–1 W
28 Nov Cardiff City FC A 0–4 L
24 Nov Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
07 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
04 Nov Rotherham United FC A 1–0 W
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Luton Town FC A 1–3 L
28 Nov Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
24 Nov Stoke City FC A 3–2 W
21 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 1–0 W
07 Nov Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W
03 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Luton Town FC host Norwich City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Daniel Farke will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The deadlock is broken! George Moncur gets on the scoresheet on 15 minutes.
  • 18' James Shea picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' Magnificent from Emiliano Buendia! That is 40 goals in 368 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 22' Luton Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matthew Pearson on 22.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Przemyslaw Placheta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' Luton Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's shape.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Luton Town FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — James Bree on, Martin Cranie off on 45 minutes.
  • 47' A stunning finish from James Collins — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 52' Marco Stiepermann is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Luton Town FC tonight.
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Luton Town FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Max Aarons has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for James Shea suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Luton Town FC make a change. George Moncur trudges off to be replaced by Joe Morrell on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Alexander Tettey by Mario Vrancic on 72 minute.
  • 77' Luton Town FC have won 465 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Norwich City FC! Christoph Zimmermann comes on to replace Emiliano Buendia.
  • 85' Norwich City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the Luton Town FC ranks — Kiernan Dewsbury Hall exits the field as Daniel Potts enters on 90.
  • Full Time. Luton Town FC beats Norwich City FC

Lineups

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Ante Crnac 2
Carlton Morris 2
Cauley Woodrow 2
Emiliano Buendia 1
George Moncur 1
Jacob Brown 1
Matthew Pearson 1

Head to Head

2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC

Luton Town FC Form

2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-11-28 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Luton Town FC L 2020-11-24 Luton Town FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2020-11-21 Luton Town FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2020-11-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2020-11-04 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2020-12-02 Luton Town FC 3–1 Norwich City FC L 2020-11-28 Norwich City FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2020-11-24 Stoke City FC 2–3 Norwich City FC W 2020-11-21 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2020-11-07 Norwich City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2020-11-03 Norwich City FC 0–0 Millwall FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Luton Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Luton Town FC52% Draw25% Norwich City FC23%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Luton Town FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Norwich City FC
48%
Luton Town FC or Norwich City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Luton Town FC38% Draw43% Norwich City FC19%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Luton Town FC

Handicap Luton Town FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.