Having drawn 1-1 with Birmingham – a result that sees Arsenal surrender their Premier League lead to Manchester United – Gunners boss Arsene Wenger criticised the complacency shown by his side going into the game against Blues.
Gary OÂ’ConnorÂ’s deflected header cancelled out Emmanuel AdebayorÂ’s first-half penalty to leave Wenger perturbed by his sideÂ’s approach.
"It was very frustrating, the crowd pushed us on, but we were punished for losing concentration on the set-piece,” said the Frenchman.
"We thought it was going to be too easy, but we didn't create enough overall. We were not sharp enough and they defended well. It's as simple as that.
"Every game is important and today we lost two points we shouldn't have lost.
"I'm confident the team will re-focus because they are very disappointed. The focus today wasn't good enough."
Le boss is always spot on