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NORWICH \u00a0 CITY \u00a0 0 \u00a0 \u00a0BRIGHTON \u00a0 & \u00a0 HOVE \u00a0 ALBION \u00a04 As a change from their Premier League schedule, the Albion travelled to East Anglia to meet Sky Bet\u00a0Championship side Norwich City at Carrow Road in the Third Round of the Emirates Cup , the match\u00a0being broadcast by BBC Radio Sussex Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last time out the Seagulls had drawn 1-1 at home to Arsenal in the Premier on the 4 January and for their visit to Norwich, the Albion made six changes to their starting line-up from the Arsenal game, with Jason Steele, Adam Webster, Yankuba Minteh, Julio Enciso, Kaoru Mitoma and Geroginio Rutter coming in for Bart Verbruggen, Igor Julio (injured), Brajan Gruda, Matt O'Riley, Simon Adingra and Joao Pedro (injured).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Norwich Head Coach Joannes Hoff Thorup was missing top scorer Borga Sainz who was starting a\u00a06-match FA ban and on the Canaries substitutes bench was former Albion defender Shane Duffy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Canaries were \u00a0fast out of the traps and early on Jason Steele in the Albion goal was forced to save from Lewis Dobbin and Amankwah \u00a0Forson's curled effort struck the post. \u00a0In between Joel\u00a0Veltman's shot was saved by Norwich keeper George Long. \u00a0Julio Enciso's toe-poked shot was then saved by the diving Long. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The visitors took the lead on 37 minutes when Georginio Rutter got on the\u00a0end of Veltman's precise cross to head powerfully past keeper Long. \u00a01-0. <\/strong>\u00a0In time added on in the\u00a0first-half Rutter's well-struck shot took a deflection off defender Callum Doyle and unhindered ended\u00a0up in the Canaries net for Albion's second. \u00a02-0.<\/strong> \u00a0Nearly game over. \u00a0 First action of the second-half saw Yankuba Minteh unleash a piledriver of a shot which keeper Long did well to deflect away from goal. \u00a0Marcelino Nunez shot from long-range but his effort missed the\u00a0target by a narrow margin. \u00a0On 59 minutes Albion clinched the tie when Enciso's curled shot flashed\u00a0past Long. \u00a03-0.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having been broiught on as a substiute for Minteh on 71 minutes, three minutes\u00a0later Solly March netted Albion's fourth when he cut in from the right and unleashed a superb left-foot shot into the top of the Norwich net. \u00a04-0.<\/strong> \u00a0A thoroughly professional performance by Seagulls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Final score 4-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Match stats:<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Albion had 21 attempts at goal, with 8 on target and won 4 corners, free-kicks\u00a0conceded - 13. \u00a0 TO \u00a0SUM \u00a0UP<\/strong> \u00a0- \u00a0Albion ended their 8 match winless run, with an emphatic 4-0 win at Norwich City. It was great to see Solly March back on the scoresheet after his lengthy injury absence. \u00a0Albion's reward is a Fourth Round tie at home to Chelsea in early February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Albion line-up (4-2-3-1):<\/strong>- \u00a0Jason STEELE; \u00a0Joel VELTMAN (Jakub MODER 78), Jan Paul VAN HECKE, Adam WEBSTER (Ruairi McCONVILLE 71), Pervis ESTUPINAN; \u00a0Carlos BALEBA, Yasin AYARI; \u00a0Yankuba MINTEH (Solly MARCH 71), Julio ENCISO (Danny WELBECK 63), Kaoru MITOMA; \u00a0Georginio RUTTER (Brajan GRUDA 63). \u00a0 Norwich City line-up (4-3-3):<\/strong>- \u00a0George LONG; \u00a0Jack STACEY, Jose CORDOBA, Callum DOYLE (Brad HILLS 46), Ben CHRISENE (Shane DUFFY 79); \u00a0Amankwah FORSON (Kellen FISHER 46), Kenny McLEAN (Capt), Marcelino NUNEZ (Onel HERNANDEZ 61); \u00a0Oscar SCHEARTAU, Anta CRNAC (Josh SARGENT 79), Lewis DOBBIN. \u00a0 Referee: <\/strong>\u00a0Simon Hooper (Wiltshire). \u00a0 Possession: <\/strong>\u00a0Albion \u00a0- \u00a052%. \u00a0Norwich City \u00a0- \u00a048%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BBC Sport Player of the Match<\/strong>: \u00a0Georginio Rutter (Albion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Attendance: 24738 (including 2380 Albion fans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n FORTHCOMING \u00a0FIXTURES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 16 \u00a0JANUARY \u00a02025 \u00a0- \u00a0IPSWICH \u00a0TOWN \u00a0- \u00a0Away \u00a0- \u00a0Premier \u00a0League \u00a0- \u00a0kick-off \u00a019.30. 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EMIRATES \u00a0 FA \u00a0 CUP, \u00a0 THIRD \u00a0 ROUND \u00a0 - \u00a0
at \u00a0 CARROW \u00a0 ROAD, \u00a0NORWICH.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Half-time 2-0.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norwich had 6 attempts at goal, with 1 one target and won 3 corners, free-kicks conceded - 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subs not used:<\/strong> \u00a0Bart VERBRUGGEN (G\/K), Ed TURNS,\u00a0Matt O'RILEY, Simon ADINGRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subs not used:<\/strong> \u00a0Angus GUNN (G\/K), Kaide GORDON, E. MYLES, Lucien MAHOVO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fourth Official<\/strong>: \u00a0Sam Allison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n