Charlton Athletic manager Nathan Jones says poor starts in both halves were the reason for their home loss to Bristol City.
The Addicks conceded early goals in both halves as they lost a third home game out of four.
They are still 18th with the relegation zone eight points below them, as they failed to pull further clear in rubber-stamping another season of Championship football.
"At the start of both halves, we were poor and that's cost us the game today," he told BBC Radio London.
"We work every single week on starting fast and being front-footed and in the first 50 seconds, we mess about it and give a corner away and that sets the tone.
"It was a game we could have drawn or won in the end but we didn't show enough quality in the final third and some of our defending was so un-Charlton like, it was crazy.
"The start killed us. When we're in the game, we know we're going to be strong late on attacking that end, but we're not giving ourselves a chance.
"It's a carbon copy, the last few home games, we're not learning from that and that's tough to take."
