Arsene Wenger has stated that Arsenal have only themselves to blame after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

Gervinho opened the scoring for the home side after only eight minutes, but Mick McCarthy’s men stood firm and equalised before the break through in-form striker Steven Fletcher.

Despite Nenad Milijas being sent off late in the fixture, The Gunners could not find the winner and the spoils were shared, much to Wenger’s frustration.

“A second goal would have killed the game off,” the French coach told Sky Sports.

“But I believe it was a question of us not making a mistake until half-time, and not to let them back in the game if they have something to hang on to.

“If they had to come out a bit more, it would have been a different story. That is where we still lack a bit of maturity, because look at how we lost the ball just before the corner.

“And how we played them on, I think we can only blame ourselves because we have not done well on that.

“We had a bit of bad luck with one or two decisions going against us, and their goalkeeper had an outstanding game. We gave absolutely everything to win the game and I believe it’s important to keep the spirit,” he concluded.

The draw means that Arsenal remain in fifth place, and Wenger’s men wrap up 2011 by hosting QPR on Saturday.

By Gareth McKnight

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