Chris Hughton is amping Brighton up for a huge three game period.

The Seagulls face fellow relegation battlers Southampton, Cardiff and Newcastle in consecutive games.

Hughton told The Argus: "We play at home to Southampton, to Cardiff and Newcastle, all teams around us.

"There is extra significance in those games, because if you don't win them they are certainly games you don't want to lose. So they do have extra significance.

"I think probably I would be lying if I said anything different."