Teemu Pukki grabbed his 19th and 20th goals of the season as runaway leaders Norwich City stylishly dismissed Luton Town for a seventh successive Championship victory.
The Canaries, who regained their 10-point advantage following Watford’s win over Nottingham Forest in the lunchtime kick-off, had an early scare when a James Collins shot hit the post.
But the attacking talents of Pukki, Todd Cantwell and Emi Buendia were too hot to handle for a Hatters side playing with confidence after back-to-back victories.
Pukki smashed in the opener from Cantwell’s pass and the in-form striker made it 2-0 just before the break, turning the ball home on the stretch at the far post for his ninth goal in his past seven appearances.
Cantwell’s low 18-yard strike sealed a deserved win after the break against a Luton side still 12 points clear of third-bottom Rotherham United following the postponement of their game against Brentford.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Norwich
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Krul
- 2Aarons
- 5Hanley
- 34Gibson
- 30Giannoulis
- 20Skipp
- 23McLeanSubstituted forIdahat 86′minutes
- 17BuendÃaSubstituted forDowellat 82′minutes
- 7RuppSubstituted forSørensenat 78′minutes
- 14CantwellSubstituted forHernándezat 78′minutes
- 22PukkiSubstituted forHugillat 82′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Zimmermann
- 8Vrancic
- 9Hugill
- 10Dowell
- 19Sørensen
- 25Hernández
- 27Tettey
- 35Idah
- 50Barden
Luton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 12Sluga
- 2Cranie
- 6Pearson
- 24Naismith
- 3Potts
- 39InceSubstituted forCornickat 61′minutes
- 4Tunnicliffe
- 22Dewsbury-HallSubstituted forBreeat 78′minutes
- 14MoncurSubstituted forMpanzuat 61′minutes
- 8BerrySubstituted forClarkat 45′minutes
- 19CollinsSubstituted forAdebayoat 61′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 7Cornick
- 9Hylton
- 17Mpanzu
- 18Clark
- 26Bree
- 27Nombe
- 28Morrell
- 29Adebayo
Live Text
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Match ends, Norwich City 3, Luton Town 0.
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Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Luton Town 0.
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Foul by Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City).
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Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Dowell.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu.
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Attempt missed. Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a corner.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Adam Idah replaces Kenny McLean.
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Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by James Bree.
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Offside, Luton Town. Jordan Clark tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
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Offside, Luton Town. James Bree tries a through ball, but Harry Cornick is caught offside.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Hugill replaces Teemu Pukki.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell replaces Emiliano BuendÃa.
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Foul by Oliver Skipp (Norwich City).
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Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Luton Town. James Bree replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Onel Hernández replaces Todd Cantwell.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Lukas Rupp.
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Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitrios Giannoulis following a corner.
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Attempt missed. Dimitrios Giannoulis (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
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