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Norwich City 2-2 Birmingham City (Norwich win 4-2 on pens)

Norwich City 22 Birmingham City Norwich win 42 on pens
Norwich City beat Birmingham City 4-2 on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup second round after the two Championship sides draw 2-2 at Carrow Road.
Jacob Sorensen scored Norwich's second goal in first-half stoppage time

Norwich City beat fellow Championship side Birmingham City on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup second round after giving up a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Carrow Road.

The Canaries looked bang on course for a routine first-round win when they stunned Blues with two goals in first-half injury time from Daniel Sinani and Jacob Sorensen.

But Jonathan Leko pulled one back on 53 minutes before Blues levelled from a 77th-minute corner after the ball went in off home defender Jonathan Tomkinson.

The first two penalties in the shootout were missed, by Kenny McLean for Norwich, then Sam Cosgrove for Blues, whose effort was saved by Angus Gunn.

Jonathan Leko began Birmingham City's second-half fightback against Norwich - but then had his penalty crucially saved in the shoot-out

Liam Gibbs and Jordan Graham then both scored before Sinani put Norwich 2-1 up, but Gunn also saved from Leko and Marcelino Nunez then made it 3-1 to the Canaries.

Jordan James made it 3-2 but Josh Sargent then nailed the winning penalty to send Norwich into Wednesday's draw.

While Norwich made 10 changes to their starting line-up from Saturday's 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic, Blues limited themselves to sevenexternal-link from last Friday night's 2-1 home win over Huddersfield Town, including first senior starts for Alfie Chang, Josh Williams and Jobe Bellingham, younger brother of Jude Bellingham.

Line-ups
Norwich

Formation 4-3-3

28Gunn

19Sørensen45Tomkinson5Hanley15McCallum

10Dowell46Gibbs17Gomes Sara

21Sinani9Hugill25Hernández

  • 28Gunn
  • 19Sørensen
  • 45Tomkinson
  • 5Hanley
  • 15McCallumSubstituted forAaronsat 45'minutes
  • 10DowellSubstituted forA Ramseyat 63'minutes
  • 46Gibbs
  • 17Gomes SaraSubstituted forNúñezat 62'minutes
  • 21Sinani
  • 9HugillBooked at 19minsSubstituted forSargentat 76'minutes
  • 25HernándezSubstituted forMcLeanat 76'minutes
Substitutes
  • 1Krul
  • 2Aarons
  • 4Omobamidele
  • 7Rashica
  • 20A Ramsey
  • 22Pukki
  • 23McLean
  • 24Sargent
  • 26Núñez
Birmingham

Formation 3-4-1-2

1Etheridge

2Colin4Roberts5Trusty

11Graham42Chang19James48Williams

27Bellingham

10Jutkiewicz14Leko

  • 1Etheridge
  • 2ColinBooked at 71minsSubstituted forCampbellat 72'minutes
  • 4Roberts
  • 5Trusty
  • 11Graham
  • 42Chang
  • 19James
  • 48Williams
  • 27BellinghamSubstituted forStirkat 62'minutes
  • 10JutkiewiczBooked at 11minsSubstituted forCosgroveat 62'minutes
  • 14Leko
Substitutes
  • 3Friend
  • 6Woods
  • 7Bacuna
  • 9Hogan
  • 16Cosgrove
  • 30Campbell
  • 38Jeacock
  • 47Stirk
Referee: Samuel Barrott Attendance: 18,971
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Match ends, Norwich City 2(4), Birmingham City 2(2).

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