Welbeck strike rescues Wenger

Danny Welbeck spared Arsene Wenger’s blushes as Arsenal deepened Norwich’s relegation fears amid fan protests with a 1-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

It took Welbeck just three minutes to seal victory for Wenger on the Frenchman’s 750th Premier League game at the club, rifling home Olivier Giroud’s knock down on 59 minutes.

Disgruntled supporters voiced their concern at the club’s stagnation on 12 and 78 minutes of the Saturday Night Football clash, but they were in the minority as most fans in the stadium declined to join in.

For Norwich, defeat sees them remain 19th in the table and staring relegation in the face after positive results for Newcastle and Sunderland earlier on Saturday.

Arsenal, meanwhile, leapfrog Manchester City into third and move to within two points of north London rivals Tottenham.

Wenger named the same side fielded in Sunday’s goalless draw at Sunderland while Alex Neil was forced into five changes as Russell Martin, Ivo Pinto, Wes Hoolahan, Redmond and Cameron Jerome started in north London.

It took the Canaries just six minutes to create the first opening, but …

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