Four in a row brings huge possibilities
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Brighton have not won four games in a row since they were a Championship club.
So, in this weird campaign, when a run of positive results has been followed by a run of negative ones, it feels fitting Fabian Hurzeler has managed something that proved beyond Chris Hughton, Graham Potter or Roberto de Zerbi.
The big question is: how far will it take them?
Sunday's FA Cup trip to Newcastle is one of the toughest games possible, while the Premier League run-in includes matches against Liverpool and Manchester City, plus encounters with five of the teams in the same scramble to secure European football next season.
We are long past the point when it was a novelty or something special to see Brighton in the top half of the table. Now there is an expectation about where the Seagulls should be.
With eighth potentially good enough for a Conference League berth, depending on England's European performance slot standings and who wins the domestic cups, Brighton have a return to Europe very much in their grasp.
Hurzeler has made some mistakes in his debut season at Amex Stadium, but the good outweighs the bad.
Now the pressure is on to get his selections and tactics right for the final quarter of the campaign.