Arsenal beats Birmingham 2-1 after falling behind

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal came back from a goal down to beat Birmingham 2-1 on Saturday, easing pressure on manager Arsene Wenger as his team tries to play catch-up in the English Premier League title race.

Wenger said it was imperative for Arsenal to win after going three league games without one.

"We played with nerves," Wenger said. "It was a nervy game for us. Our fluency was affected by the fact that we hadn't won for three games.

"It was never comfortable today. You could see that and feel that in the way we played."

Birmingham took the lead in the 33rd minute, when towering forward Nikola Zigic rose above the Arsenal defense deep in the area and met a cross from …