Two goals from Tomas Rosicky gave Arsenal 2-1 victory over West Brom

A rare double from Tomas Rosicky sent Arsenal into the top four for the first time since Boxing Day as they survived a late scare to beat West Brom 2-1 at The Hawthorns.

Speaking after the game, Wenger praised the spirit of his Arsenal side after seeing out the closing stages of the match with 10 men. "It was a fabulous win and it needed a special performance," Wenger said. "The last 20 minutes was obviously very nervy because we had 10 men. "They had a lot of strong bodies who were very determined to score. But we kept our nerve and we were committed." West Brom boss Clarke felt his team created enough chances to have scored an equaliser and was left to rue the lack of a clinical touch. Clarke said: "With 11 against 10 we had a right go. We created chances through good football and we created chances through just getting the ball into the box. "Chances fell to people that you would normally expect to score. Perhaps today just wasn't our day."