It's been a frustrating first half for Terry Venables' men, with few clear cut chances and plenty of lost possession.
The main reason is the nature of the logging - there are very few clear cut areas.
The match had a typical end-of-season feel with lots of endeavour but few clear cut opportunities.
"In saying that we limited them to a few clear cut chances - I don't think Jamie's had too many saves to make.
The game descended into a scrappy affair in the last few minutes, with few clear cut chances for either side.
Arsenal then played out a goalless draw with Newcastle United on Bank Holiday Monday, in a game with very few clear cut chances.
There were fewer clear-cut chances after the interval, but the second half still delivered on goalmouth action, with the majority of the action in the visitors' area.
Make benefits simple via a few clear cut-offs and the effect is unfair - many will miss out either because they earn just too much or because their complicated circumstances are not recognised.
But otherwise Novara had limited them to few clear-cut chances.
The visitors dominated possession – 62% compared with Norwich's 38% – but were disjointed, sluggish and created few clear-cut chances.
But Houston created few clear-cut chances in the first half, a very early snap shot aside.
