Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was left frustrated after their 1-1 draw with Brighton.

Palace had the lead through Jordan Ayew before Danny Welbeck's late headed equaliser.

“We didn't let it slip, to be fair," Hodgson said. “I think we were unable to reproduce in the second-half the quality of our performance in the first-half, when we really did peg them back and stopped them playing the way they wanted to play.

“As the game wore on, you could argue they got better at that and forced us to work even harder to keep them at bay.

“I'm afraid the equalising goal was always in the air during that second-half, at least in the last half-an-hour, and it turned out to be an extremely good one – it was a wonder header from Welbeck. You're unlucky if you get those goals against you.

“With a bit of luck we'd have held out, but it was a good performance against a very good team. We did certainly well enough from our side to get a point, but of course, at the moment, we're still looking for those three points at home and with 10 minutes to go, at 1-0 up, you think maybe you'll hold out – but we weren't able to."

Hodgson said of Ayew: “He was excellent. Unfortunately, every game he plays, he's such a competitor, and on a night like tonight, when yellow cards were often given for fouls, there's always a risk that he, with his competitive nature, could go in with a tackle and be given that yellow card, which we could do without at the moment.

“I thought he, Mateta and Olise were very good throughout the game."