Tony Pulis has heaped praise on his West Bromwich Albion players in the wake of Sunday's loss at Arsenal.

The Baggies were beaten 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium on the final day of the 2014/15 season but Pulis had only admiration for his squad who recorded 26 points in 18 matches since the Welshamn replaced Alan Irvine in January.

"This has probably been the toughest job I have had for all sort of reasons, but the players have been fantastic because to get to 44 points, to finish 13th is brilliant, it's absolutely brilliant and they deserve a lot of credit," said Pulis.