The Seagulls head into the contest on the south coast having run out 2-1 winners away to Arsenal on Thursday evening, and moved up to 13th in the process, but the head coach emphasised the importance of trying to reach those standards every week in England’s top-flight.
He said, “We’re in a group of sides in the division where the margins are fine, and we have to recognise that you can’t get too carried away with the league.
“You may feel nice and comfortable because you’re up at the top end of the division, but quickly things can change. Before the Manchester United game last month, I think we could have been something like fifth if we’d won.
“But then you don’t get some points for a few weeks and suddenly you’re looking over your shoulder. We just have to do as well as we can with our approach and remain level-headed no matter the result.”
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Aaron Mooy produced a man-of-the-match performance against the Gunners in north London, setting up Neal Maupay for the winning goal, and Potter praised the Australian’s attributes and attitude following another eye-catching display.
“He was really good both defensively and offensively, and he really influenced the game,” the boss continued.
“He plays for the team and is unselfish, he’s a great lad. He had a bit of a setback with his sending off against Aston Villa, but he’s reacted in a fantastic way.
“It’s nice to see him enjoying his football because when he does that, you can see his quality.”
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Nuno Espirito Santo’s men arrive at the Amex tomorrow sitting fifth in the table after an unbeaten November. Albion’s boss looked ahead to another challenge that now lies ahead in tomorrow’s televised contest.
“There’s no easy games in the Premier League, that’s why it’s watched all around the world and why it’s so fascinating.
“Every game is a real challenge. We’ve played five of the big six away already and that’s been a bit of a learning process, and you have to take all those experiences and use them to help us go forward.
“We have to start again now that Thursday has gone, because Wolves are having a wonderful season. They’re doing well in the league, are on a good run and into the knockout rounds in Europe, so they’ve done fantastically well and we’ll have to be ready again.
“I respect where they are now and what they’ve done, but we’re at home and we need to focus on ourselves. We want to carry on what we’ve been doing and hopefully use that to win a game of football.”