Charlton’s poor run of form continued after they lost at home to Brighton - making it nine games in all competitions without a win for the Addicks, writes Josh Fordham.

Rohan Ince’s headed goal midway through the second half was enough to condemn the home side to defeat, meaning they have not won a game since November and not at The Valley since October.

The biggest cheer of the afternoon came when new signing Tony Watt was introduced to the home fans for the first time when he replaced George Tucadean in the 51st minute.

The former Celtic striker’s impact was almost instant after Chris Solly slipped him in behind the Brighton defence. He decided to go it alone rather than crossing and forced a corner from David Stockdale.

But it would not be Watt’s and Charlton’s day. Despite having arguably the better chances they could not find the net.

It took Charlton nearly half an hour before they got going in this game and looked even slightly threatening going forward. For most of the first half they looked a shadow of the team that went on a long unbeatean run at the start of the season.

Brighton had the majority of possession in the first half as Charlton failed to keep hold of the ball in midfield allowing the visitors to pile forward without really troubling Ethridge in the Charlton goal.

The best they could produce were long-range efforts that were swallowed up by the goalkeeper.

The Addicks’ biggest gripe of the half was when a penalty appeal got turned down on the stroke of half-time for what appeared to be a blatant handball by Brighton defender Lewis Dunk from a Gudmundsson cross.

Lee Probert waved away the home side’s protests much to the dismay of Charlton boss Bob Peeters.

The second half saw Charlton attack and create a lot more but it turned out to be a similar story to recent games.

No clinical edge in front of goal allowed the visitors to steal victory with their one real chance.

Charlton’s first chance came in the 31st minute after a Johan Gudmundsson free-kick from the left hand side found Andre Bikey in the box. Some neat footwork found him a yard of space he squeezed his shot through the melee of players but was an easy save for Stockdale in the Brighton goal.

Fantastic footwork from Stockdale prevented a Charlton goal in the 43rd minute after a Charlton corner was nearly turned in. Gudmundsson whipped a ball into the back post and Johnnie Jackson tried to bundle it over the line with his head but cleared for another corner by Stockdale.

Brighton came out the blocks quickest in the second half and Neil Ethridge acted brilliantly in goal to smother Jake Forster-Caskey’s shot after a through ball saw him one-on-one with the keeper.

Chris Solly rattled the crossbar in the 61st minute after some great build up play from Watt. Solly, playing in midfield for the second half after Johnnie Jackson’s injury, was released by Watt and cracked a shot from 25 yards onto the crossbar.

Brighton made the Addicks pay for not taking their chances when they went ahead in the 62nd minute. Solly March fired in a free-kick to the backpost and Ince towered above the Charlton defence to head past Ethridge to put the Seagulls in front.

Watt had another chance to make an early name for himself at The Valley, but his 73rd-minute shot from 10 yards skimmed the outside of the post.

For the last 15 minutes Andre Bikey found himself playing as centre-forward for the fourth game in a row, but despite his bicycle kick attempt two minutes from time it was not enough to rescue a point for the Addicks.

Charlton: Ethridge, Wilson (Church 66), Jackson (c) (Gomez 45), Bikey-Amougou, Gudmundsson, Vetokele, Wiggins, Solly, Cousins, Cousins, Ben Haim, Tucadean (Watt 51) subs not used: Dmitrovic, Onyewu, Church, Muldoon.