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Norwich City Women endured a first league loss in the 2022/23 campaign, as Chesham Ladies pulled off a shock victory in the FAWNL Division One South East.

Anger has given way to introspection for Dean Smith as he strives to get Norwich City back on winning terms against Luton Town in the Championship.

“Although Sarge played quite close to Teemu for the most part. "You look at the Championship at the moment and how close it is. The players know they let an opportunity slip through their fingers on Saturday. “They are aggressive, they're on the front foot and full of energy. “But that game probably came a little bit too quick after the first couple. “To expect him to be up to the levels that he was prior to that injury was probably a mistake on my part.

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.

In 2018/19 the attacking midfielders supporting Teemu Pukki amassed a staggering 42 goals and 43 assists between them.

But Sargent is playing and scoring like a young Chris Sutton. Playing right footed players like Hernandez or Cantwell on the left = 70pc from either. His dominance on the ball has diminished by the week as opponents flood the midfield and that isn’t going to change. My opinion is that these limitations ought to result in box to box type midfielders, and it’s why I think we see consistency from McLean. A lack of midfield width = 70pc attacking commitment from an isolated Aarons. I do not wish to be misunderstood, the Irishman is a talented young player that I like. Next, by playing two strikers, a midfielder is either omitted or Sargent plays as an attacking midfielder. This is not a Smith issue, Farke had that problem last season too, and when Russell Martin seemingly insisted on re-inventing himself as a centre back, it was a problem then too. Let’s not forget that Dean Smith has largely been left with the remnants of that era as the basis of his team so this new evolution at Carrow Road is going to take time. Earlier, I alluded to Hanley playing very deep, but my opinion is actually the inclusion of Omombamidele is creating a problem. It seemed so obvious to use wing backs, and that’s why the second half was better. I have no idea, when faced with Sarr and Sema, why anyone would consider playing a narrow system and not protecting our flanks.

Ahead of our fixture against Luton Town tonight, the club would like to reiterate to fans that Norwich City are dedicated to ensuring that Carrow Road is a ...

Josh Sargent of Norwich celebrates scoring his side's 1st goal during the Sky Bet Championship match at Carrow Road, Norwich Picture by Paul Chesterton/Focus ...

That's how tight it is. - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

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.

On the night, Kenny McLean also saw red while eight-goal striker Josh Sargent left the field injured, leaving the hosts battered and beaten. With games against ...

They have got to get out of this division. If you looked at the two strikers tonight, Morris and [Teemu] Pukki, and had your money on one to score it would have always been Morris.” “They have got a huge wage bill but on tonight’s performance and listening to the crowd at the end, there is a crisis on here.”

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)

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.

Oct. 18—NORWICH — City Manager John Salomone hopes to eventually retire from his current job, but not yet. The City Council Monday voted unanimously to ...

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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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He at least offered some applause to the most vociferous fans. Head coach Dean Smith felt a similar response from the crowd to the goalless half-time scoreline ...

[Norwich City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/norwich-city/) slumped to a 1-0 defeat against in-form [Luton Town](https://theathletic.com/football/team/luton-town/). [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) football in recent years. He also said his side’s performances over their recent losing run are not much different to the previous unbeaten one.

Angus Gunn has urged Norwich City to rediscover their positive early season performances as they search for a remedy to three successive Championship ...

"It's down to us. When we do that, I don't think there are many teams in this division that can handle us. "Before, we were picking up points whilst not playing well in some cases.

Luton made it seven games unbeaten with a terrific 1-0 victory at Norwich City on Tuesday night. Carlton Morris returned to his former side to score the ...

With Luton changing a few personnel due to the three game week, he dropped into the back three and made sure that City created very few clear-cut opportunities. Photo: Liam Smith [Carlton Morris](/topic/carlton-morris) returned to his former side to score the only goal on 62 minutes, outwitting his marker and then finding the bottom corner to notch his seventh of the season.

Luton Town manager Nathan Jones has praised Norwich City, despite his side inflicting the Canaries' third consecutive defeat.

"I’m really, really pleased and to come away to Carrow Road, keep a clean sheet, win the game, it’s utopia for us," he continued. But I thought we were excellent, defended the cage fantastically well, pressed at the right time, looked a threat on the counter and scored from a counter." - 1