The Dutchman collected Milos Kerkez's pass on the left before cutting inside and rifling an unstoppable strike past Bart Verbruggen to cancel out Joao Pedro's early penalty for the Seagulls.
Fulham took the lead in the first minute of the match, as Andreas Pereira threaded a pass through for Sessegnon and he finished coolly past Jose Sa to stun Molineux.
Brighton took the spoils from a south coast derby by edging out Bournemouth 2-1. João Pedro put the hosts ahead on 12 minutes after he was taken down by Kepa Arrizabalaga before sweeping home from the penalty spot.
But their lead proved to be short-lived as João Gomes pulled the hosts level by drilling a loose ball from Jean-Ricner Bellegarde's cross into the roof of the net.
The transformation in results without dominating possession bodes well for a tough run of games for Hurzeler's side
We need to fight the top six, we have the potential. There is that feeling that we can do much better than were showing now; Brighton face top-six rivals Bournemouth on Tuesday - watch highlights firs
Chelsea wasn't so reliant on Cole Palmer this time.On a frustrating evening for the England star, his Chelsea teammates stepped up — as demanded by their manager — to share the goals in a 4-0 thrashing of last-place Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday.