Van Persie strikes to plunge Baggies nearer drop

West Brom 0 Arsenal 2

Despite manager Bryan Robson's side controlling the game for long periods, it was young Dutch striker van Persie who delivered a telling 66th-minute blow with his ninth goal of the season, and his fourth in his last six appearances.

The Gunners then rubbed salt into Albion's relegation wounds by wrapping up the points in injury time courtesy of Brazilian Edu to leave the Baggies one off the bottom with just two matches remaining.