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Team news for Saturday's Premier League clash between Norwich and Arsenal at Carrow Road (kick-off 12.45pm).

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Jenkinson: Out with a back injury

Jenkinson: Out with a back injury

Norwich expect to have both midfielder Bradley Johnson (concussion) and defender Russell Martin (ankle) available.

Martin was forced to pull out of the Scotland squad for their friendly in Cyprus, but has recovered.

Centre-backs Zak Whitbread (hamstring) and Dani Ayala (knee) have resumed training, but defender Elliott Ward (knee) is no closer to a return while striker James Vaughan (knee) remains sidelined.

Arsenal will be without full-backs Kieran Gibbs (hernia) and Carl Jenkinson (back) at Norwich.

Midfielder Ryo Miyaichi (ankle) is also unavailable, but otherwise there were no fresh injury problems from the international break and striker Marouane Chamakh (knee) is in contention.

Abou Diaby (hamstring) is continuing his recovery, but Jack Wilshere and Bacary Sagna (both ankle) remain longer-term absentees.

Norwich (from): Ruddy, Tierney, Martin, Barnett, Naughton, Johnson, Hoolahan, Pilkington, Bennett, Morison, Holt, Rudd, Crofts, Jackson, Wilbraham, de Laet, A Surman, Fox.

Arsenal (from): Szczesny, Djourou, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Santos, Song, Ramsey, Arteta, Walcott, Gervinho, van Persie, Fabianski, Arshavin, Rosicky, Benayoun, Mertesacker, Park Ju-young, Oxlade-Chamberlain.

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Barclays Premier League

Position Team P GD PTS
1 Man Utd 38 43 89
2 Man City 38 32 78
3 Chelsea 38 36 75
4 Arsenal 38 35 73
5 Tottenham 38 20 72
6 Everton 38 15 63
7 Liverpool 38 28 61
8 West Brom 38 -4 49
9 Swansea 38 -4 46
10 West Ham 38 -8 46
11 Norwich 38 -17 44
12 Fulham 38 -10 43
13 Stoke City 38 -11 42
14 Southampton 38 -11 41
15 A Villa 38 -22 41
16 Newcastle 38 -23 41
17 Sunderland 38 -13 39
18 Wigan 38 -26 36
19 Reading 38 -30 28
20 QPR 38 -30 25

Updated Sun, 19 May 2013

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