Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins says his side lack a "big-team mentality" to kill off crucial games.
Villa surrendered a two-goal lead to trail Brentford on Saturday, before Watkins' goal salvaged a late 3-3 draw.
They are fourth in the Premier League, two points ahead of Tottenham in fifth, but have played two games more.
"I'm not belittling my team, I'm part of it," Watkins told BBC Match of the Day. "We need to somehow figure out when we're 2-0 up how to shut up shop."
Villa had a brilliant first half of the season and could have gone top of the Premier League table on 22 December, but missed out by drawing 1-1 with Sheffield United.