On paper, Saturday’s game against Norwich City should be a one-sided one but it’s the sort of fixture Arsenal have struggled in so far this season.

The Gunners just haven’t won enough points in home matches, particularly against lesser sides. To claim the title you have to win the majority of your home games but Arsenal haven’t won consecutive matches at the Emirates Stadium since the turn of the year.

It’s something that must concern the boss and he thinks the fans have played their part.

“We lost the championship at home against lower teams,” Arsène Wenger said in a press conference on Friday morning. “We played sometimes at home in a very difficult climate.”

There has been plenty of fan unrest and you really can feel the agitation at the Emirates Stadium even shortly into games.

The worst fixture this season was possibly against Swansea City when the atmosphere was so tense and hostile that you could see the Arsenal players panicking and second-guessing themselves on the ball.

Even with plenty of time remaining, fans became restless and the team eventually conceded a winner to the visitors. Those points were crucial.

Arsenal have a great record against their direct rivals this season and it’s the points dropped against ‘easier’ opposition that have hit us hard.

“At home, against the smaller teams, we dropped the points because we are top of the league between top teams,” Wenger added before urging the fans to get behind the team.

“This club has special values and one of its values is to stick together and support the team, there’s no success otherwise.

“You want to support the team and the best chances you can give the team is to be behind the team.”

Arsenal need to give fans better reason to get behind them but the manager is certainly right about one thing: the atmosphere at home games doesn’t do anything to settle the nerves or encourage the players on.