Graham Potter wants his Brighton players to look up, not down

Brighton head coach Graham Potter has urged his players not to become preoccupied looking over their shoulders at the Premier League relegation zone.

Albion have a relatively comfortable 10-point cushion on the bottom three but their position has become far more precarious following a dismal run which has yielded a paltry top-flight point from seven matches.

Having halted a six-game losing streak with last weekend’s frustrating draw at home to rock bottom Norwich, the 13th-placed Seagulls now face a trio of tricky away trips to Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City.

“From our perspective, we’ve got to try and look forward, at our own performance and try and get points,” said Potter, ahead of Saturday’s visit to Emirates Stadium.

We’ve got to try and look forward, at our own performance and try and get points- Graham Potter

“You can’t worry too much about what the others might do because that might mean you’re looking over your shoulder and not focusing on what we need to do, which is to focus on our performance.

“The Norwich game was a good performance from us and we need to build on that, to maintain it and carry it forward to the next game.”

Brighton will come up against familiar opposition in north London in the shape of Ben White.

The 24-year-old defender joined Arsenal from the Seagulls last summer for a reported £50million.

Potter has been impressed with the ongoing development of the England international under the guidance of Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.

“Well, he has certainly made progress, I would say, and congratulations to him and Mikel and the staff there because he’s taken a step,” said Potter.

“When we made the sale we thought that would happen because he’s a good age, a good person, a good player with