Norwich City-Arsenal Preview

Posted Friday, May 04, 2012 by YAHOO Sport

LONDON (SE) - Arsene Wenger will take charge of his 900th league game of Arsenal when the Gunners host Norwich at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Arsenal are a point ahead of Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United in the race for a top-four finish, with the chasing teams both playing on Sunday, but Wenger insists that he won't be distract by this weekend's personal milestone.

"I don't know where the other 899 games have gone!" said Wenger. "You always have so much focus on the next one that you forget the games that are behind you.

"It is impressive, 900 games, but basically what is only important for me is to win the next one."

Norwich are comfortably clear of the relegation zone after a successful return to the top flight, but midfielder Elliott Bennett insists that the Canaries are looking to finish the season on a high.

"It is massively important to end on a bit of a high, because it would be a shame to waste all the hard work and some of the great things we have achieved this season and haven't achieved in the last few games," said Bennett. "We will be looking to put it right this week in training and give a good account of ourselves at Arsenal.

"We will have a good think about what we could have done better and then put it right.

"Hopefully next week at Arsenal we can put the Liverpool performance behind us and then against Aston Villa we can do the same."

Arsenal are without Mikel Arteta (ankle), Emmanuel Frimpong (knee), Jack Wilshere (ankle) and Per Mertesacker (ankle) for the rest of the season. Theo Walcott (ankle) and Abou Diaby (thigh) are doubtful. Norwich are expected to be without Adam Drury (thigh), Zak Whitbread (calf), Daniel Ayala (knee) and Marc Tierney (groin).

Norwich led 1-0 against Arsenal when the two met back in November, but a Robin van Persie brace saw the London side win 2-1. The Gunners have won the last four meetings between the two sides and haven't lost to Norwich since 1992.

Gunners midfielder Arteta is out for the rest season though, and his side have yet to win a game without him this season - drawing three and losing four. Norwich have lost four of their last five away games in the league, but tasted victory on their last visit to north London against Tottenham in April. Grant Holt has committed the second most fouls in the Premier League - behind Marouane Fellaini - but is the top English goal-scorer in the division with 13. No team in the top flight has scored more headed goals than the Canaries' 15 this season.