Norwich City fell to a heavy defeat against Middlesbrough at a rain-drenched Riverside Stadium on Friday night.
A first-half where David Wagner's men found themselves 4-1 down was always going to leave too much to do in the second half.
The Canaries had started strongly and worked opportunities for both Teemu Pukki and Josh Sargent, but neither tested Zack Steffen.
However, it was the home side who opened the scoring after seven minutes. Aaron Ramsey finishing at the back post.
The Boro goalscorer would soon go off injured, with two breaks in play while he received attention slowing down the first half.
Play resumed with a big chance falling to Sargent but his USA team-mate Zack Steffen was equal to it.
The half would finish frantically with four goals in the final 10 minutes, including the five added on.
Hayden Hackney made it 2-0 as an incensed City bench called for the referee to stop play to attend to the injured Sam McCallum.
Cameron Archer then added a third with Sargent quickly responding for City. However, Archer would then add his second in the fifth minute of added time.
Chuba Akpom made it five just four minutes into the second period.
The closest City would come to a response was a Gabriel Sara strike from distance that hit the post.
Middlesbrough: Steffen, Smith, McNair, Lenihan, Giles, Hackney (Bola 84), Howson (C) (Barlaser 84), Ramsey (Mowatt 26), Forss (Jones 68), Akpom (Crooks 84), Archer.
Unused subs: Roberts, Dijksteel.
Goals: Ramsey (7), Hackney (41), Archer (43, 45+5), Akpom (49)
Norwich City: Gunn, Aarons, Omobamidele (C), Sørensen, McCallum (Giannoulis 57), Gibbs, Sara, Marquinhos (Byram 57), Sargent (Núñez 84), Hernández (Rowe 57), Pukki (Idah 57).
Unused Subs: McGovern, Hayden.
Goals: Sargent (45)
Bookings: Sørensen (70)
HT: 4-1
FT: 5-1
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith
Attendance: 26,429