Arsene Wenger feels that Arsenal were guilty of lapses of concentration and putting in a bad day at the office after they lost 2-1 to West Brom at the Hawthornes today.
Arsenal went into the lead in the 28th minute when Olivier Giroud connected with a free-kick taken by Mesut Ozil to head into the back of the net, making it 1-0.
West Brom were not behind for long though and James Morrison put the Baggies back on level terms in the 35th minute.
Morrison got on the end of a Chris Brunt free-kick and bundled the ball into the back of the net.
West Brom then went ahead in the 40th minute when Mikel Arteta turned the ball in with his hand from a James McClean cross.
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The Baggies held their advantage going into the second half, but Arsenal were knocking on the door for an equaliser and were awarded a penalty in the 85th minute, but Santi Cazorla slipped and missed.
The Gunners went down to defeat and Wenger was unhappy with how quickly the game turned around for his side.
"It was a big missed opportunity. I believe we were unlucky today because I could not say that they did not give everything", Wenger said on the BBC.
"Maybe we had lapses of concentration when we were 1-0. Maybe we were a bit too sure of ourselves. 35 minutes we were 1-0 up, 45 we are 2-1 down and for a team like ours that is difficult.
"But overall it was a bad day. We scored an own goal, we missed a penalty, we missed unbelievable chances and in the end you lose", Wenger added.
