Wanderers crashed to their ninth defeat in the last 10 league games – on an afternoon on tumbling records at the Reebok.

Not only did this, a fifth consecutive home reverse, break a 108-year old milestone, but it also gave Norwich their first Premier League away victory in 32 attempts, dating all the way back to 1994.

Though Russell Martin should have put the visitors ahead early on with a free header, the Canaries had to wait until nine minutes before the break to open their account.

David Fox's corner was half-met by Leon Barnett, and when the ball came out for Steve Morison, his drilled shot was then poked over the line by Anthony Pilkington.

A second arrived just five minutes later as Fox's free kick found Bradley Johnson completely unmarked to head home from eight yards out.

There was still time for it to get worse, as Ivan Klasnic received a controversial straight red card in injury time for an apparent headbutt on Marc Tierney.

The Croatia international did put himself in danger by pushing his head towards the Norwich defender, but there can be little doubt he made the most of the contact.

Owen Coyle made two changes at the break, bringing on David Ngog and Chris Eagles for skipper Kevin Davies and Tuncay – both of whom were ineffectual in the first period.

And his decision reaped rewards quickly as some tireless running from Pratley to dispossess Tierney on the left allowed Ngog to get across his marker Barnett and draw a foul.

From the penalty – the fifth conceded by the Canaries in their first five games - Martin Petrov slotted home into the bottom corner.

With 10 men, Wanderers looked more of a threat and produced a far more committed performance than they had in the first half.

But they could have found themselves 3-1 down had Morison put a shot on target after he had spun past Zat Knight on 71 minutes.

Deep in stoppage time, Ruddy saved two points for his side with a wonderful save from Ngog's header, condemning Coyle and his side to their worst run of home form since 1903.