VIDEO: Jackett and Golbourne on Wolves

Boss Kenny Jackett admitted Wolves didn't get the basics right after they were beaten at Birmingham City.

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The head coach was left frustrated after a 2-1 defeat in the West Midlands derby, which saw his side fall out of the play-off positions.

Benik Afobe had given them the ideal start but goals from Rob Kiernan and Demarai Gray - after a Scott Golbourne error - saw Blues fightback to win.

And Jackett said: "It's always disappointing when you lose. We got ourselves off to a very good first goal in what was going to be a tight, very competitive local derby.

"And then we've conceded from a corner against. Kiernan free header followed up on the rebound and has put it in.

"And then we've conceded from our own corner at a time when, and at the start of the second half, we were on top and looking quite good on the ball.

"Certainly from the corner, we were threatening their goal. But then we've not done enough on the edge of the box and Gray's run the length of the pitch and got the winner.

"The set piece game is a game within a game and in tight games, cagey games and local derbies, you need to get that set piece game right.

"One corner from them, one corner for us, we got both those wrong. It wasn't a free-flowing game, but then all games aren't.

"You have to get your basics right if you're going to consistently pick up points."

Jackett made just one change in the second half - bringing on Rajiv van La Parra for James Henry - and the head coach admitted he should maybe have done more to freshen things up.

"We had Edwards, Doyle and Jacobs may have been worth going on or combinations of those players," he said.

"But it is also quite tough to take off the guys who have got so many goals such as Sako, Afobe and Dicko who have done very well this season.

"You are maybe thinking they might get a chance or two and get us some momentum and get us going.

"By the end some fresh legs were maybe needed and I didn't use them but hindsight is a wonderful thing."