Fulham's killer instinct, or lack of it, once again came to the fore as they let a 1-0 lead slip against table toppers Brighton.

The Whites were the better side for the majority of the contest, with Stefan Johansen missing a penalty, and took the lead through Lucas Piazon 10 minutes into the second half.

The home side were dominating play but failed to create any meaningful chances but Tomer Hemed's introduction changed the flavour of the contest.

He won a penalty after being brought down by Ragnar Sigurdsson and scored it himself to equalise.

Just seconds later, Anthony Knockaert burst through the home defence and, although his shot was saved by David Button, Lewis Dunk followed up to head Brighton into the lead.

Fulham pushed forward with increasing desperation but the Seagulls showed why they are top of the league with a resilient defensive performance.

The Whites can take heart from their display but a familiar problem of not making their dominant spells count cost them once again.