The game was notable for an unusually large number of stoppages due to injury, particularly to Nottingham Forest players, which was put down to the lush nature of the Wembley turf. The most notable of these stoppages occurred when goalscorer
Roy Dwight was carried off the pitch after breaking his leg in a tackle with
Brendan McNally after 33 minutes. This also proved a turning point in the game as Forest had been the more dominant team to that point, leading by two goals at the time. Luton gradually took control of the match from this point on, scoring midway through the second half. Forest were reduced to nine fit men with ten minutes remaining when
Bill Whare was crippled with cramp, being forced to play wide on the wing where he was little more than a spectator. The high volume of injuries during the second half led to four minutes of additional time being added on by the referee, during which time Luton twice came close to forcing extra time as
Allan Brown headed narrowly wide of goal before
Billy Bingham hit the side netting. Given the condition of the Forest team at that time it would have been a remarkable feat for them to have won the game or even forced a replay in extra time had Luton equalised. At the final whistle the Forest manager
Billy Walker entered the field to congratulate his team and was chased by a steward who tried to marshall him back off. The steward mistook Walker to be a pitch invader. ==Match details==