Brighton 1 Ipswich 1: Tomer Hemed hits sixth goal in five league games with penalty but Seagulls miss chance to go top

TOMER HEMED rescued a point for Brighton as his side missed the chance to return to the top.

The Israeli striker netted his tenth league goal of the season with his second spot-kick conversion in as many games to cancel out a Luke Chambers’ header.

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Despite a late  onslaught  the Seagulls were unable to take the three points which would have taken them back above Newcastle, who drew at Norwich.

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Brighton began on the front foot and Dale Stephens went close.

But the Ipswich fans  calling for the head of manager Mick McCarthy were  silenced when the Tractor Boys hit the front through a diving header by  Chambers from a Tom Lawrence free-kick in the ninth minute.

Brighton levelled through Hemed’s penalty after Myles Kenlock was adjudged to have fouled Brighton captain Bruno Saltor just before the half-hour.

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Home nerves jangled after the restart and Steve Sidwell cleared off the line from David McGoldrick — and then Chambers headed against the post.

But  Stephens bulleted a 25-yarder just wide and Sam Baldock was denied by Ipswich stopper Bartosz Bialkowski — before Seagulls sub Glenn  Murray hit the post.

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