Norwich City Under-21s fell to defeat in their first game of 2024, losing 4-2 away to Stoke City in the Premier League 2.
The Canaries started off the brighter side at Clayton Wood, with Harry Brooke coming close with a free-kick that hit the woodwork.
Stoke would have chances of their own, with Vicente Reyes saving well from Nathan Lowe and Emre Tezgel.
Pedro Lima opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark, as he found the top corner brilliantly from range.
Two minutes into the second half, Stoke levelled from the penalty spot as Lowe dispatched the spot-kick.
And five minutes later, the hosts were in front. Jack Griffiths headed in at the back post.
Ken Aboh levelled for the Canaries with ten minutes to go, turning his defender and finding the bottom corner from Dan Ogwuru's pass.
But two late goals condemned Norwich to defeat, with goals from Kahrel Reddin and Emre Tezgel.
Alan Neilson's side host Wolves in their next PL2 fixture.
Stoke City Under-21s: Simkin, Sparrow, McCarron, Kershaw, Curl, Dixon, Jojic, Sidibe, Lowe, Tezgel, Griffiths.
Unused subs: Anderson, Houston, McGuinness, Reddin, Jeffers.
Goals: Lowe (48), Griffiths (53),
Bookings: McCarron (6), Sparrow (49)
Norwich City: Reyes, Welch, Montóia, Renecke, Wilson, Warner, Manning (Myles 70), Brooke, Duffy (Forsyth 81), Aboh, Lima (Ogwuru 70).
Unused subs: Djedje, McIntosh.
Goals: Lima (35), Aboh (78)