Luton Town continued their difficulties away from home after a 4-2 defeat by Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Elijah Adebayo had given Luton the lead in Norfolk, only for Norwich to turn things around and lead at the break through a brace by Ante Crnac.

Jacob Brown equalised for the visitors, only for goals by Emiliano Marcondes and Borja Sainz to take the game for the Canaries.

Defeat was Luton’s sixth straight away loss in the Championship, as the Hatters drop to 19th position in the division, with Rob Edwards’ side just two points clear of the relegation zone after 18 games.

The trip looked to be a tricky one for Luton, with Norwich entering the game on the back of scoring six against Plymouth in midweek while Luton arrived a few days after defeat to former Norwich boss Daniel Farke and his Leeds United side.

Sainz missed an early chance for the home side, but Luton began to offer more as the half went on and they took advantage of a defensive error to score first.

Anis Slimane rushed a pass and it ended up rolling kindly for Adebayo, who placed a strike past Angus Gunn to give the visitors the lead.

Luton’s lead would however last less than five minutes. The Hatters couldn’t clear fully and the ball was eventually worked for Crnac to prod in a Norwich equaliser.

The Canaries would then take the lead just after the half-hour mark. One-time Luton man Jack Stacey pinched the ball off Tahith Chong, got down the flank and crossed for Crnac to convert.

Things nearly got worse for Luton, who needed Thomas Kaminski to deny Shane Duffy, but Luton kept in the game and after coming close in the final stages of the first half, they would equalise just after the break.

Shandon Baptiste’s corner was kept alive by Mark McGuinness, who squared the ball back for Brown to tap in and bring Luton back level.

This opened things up for Luton, with former Norwich frontman Carlton Morris having a strike blocked before Morris’ cross found Adebayo, who headed over.

As the game entered the final ten minutes, it remained poised, but it would be Norwich that broke the stalemate.

Having scored Norwich’s first two, Crnac turned provider as he was able to evade his man before teeing up Marcondes for a tap-in.

Five minutes later, Norwich made it 4-2 and truly put the game beyond Luton’s reach. Onel Hernandez charged down the right flank before crossing for Sainz to speed onto the ball and convert.

Luton will be seeking a return to winning ways from back-to-back home matches, when they welcome Swansea and then Stoke to Kenilworth Road in their next two games.