Chris Hughton
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PUBLISHED
07:00 24th January 2015
by Mollie Bennett
There's real excitement ahead of the game, in a week when we’ve had three home games"
Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton
Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton wants his players to make the club proud when they face Arsenal on Sunday.
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The Seagulls are expecting a record attendance at the Amex and Hughton aims to give the fans something to cheer about.
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He told seagulls.co.uk, “There's real excitement ahead of the game, in a week when we’ve had three home games.
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“There were 27,000 fans there on Saturday, 23,000 on Wednesday and we’re expecting a record crowd on Sunday, so we know what the game means to the fans and the football club.
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“It’s a nice game for everybody concerned and especially our supporters who have been brilliant this week.
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“There’s not one player who doesn’t want to play and it’s great for the club to be involved at this stage in the competition playing a team of Arsenal’s magnitude.
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“I just hope that we can make it a really good day for everybody and if it’s a game we’re not able to win, then I hope the fans can go away and say we gave them everything and that they enjoyed what they saw.”
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Hughton went on to admit how his thoughts have been positive in the build-up to the game following the Seagulls' 3-2 win over Ipswich on Wednesday.
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“Everything about how we’ve been this week has been positive.*We couldn’t fault what the players gave us on Wednesday and now this is*a challenge that everybody wants from myself, to the club, to the players - who certainly won’t need motivating.
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“It’s a really good opportunity for them to play against some of the best players in the country and every one of them will want that opportunity.
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“It’s about making a good account of ourselves and we need to play well enough on the day; if we do that it gives us a chance.
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