Chris Hughton says Albion are in “good spirits” for tomorrow night’s Amex showdown with bitter rivals Crystal Palace following their narrow defeat by Manchester United.

But he has warned it will be a different type of game from the unfortunate 1-0 loss at Old Trafford.

The Seagulls gave as good as they got against Jose Mourinho’s side, only to be undone by an unlucky Lewis Dunk own goal from a hotly disputed corner midway through the second half.

Hughton said: “We’ll certainly go into the (Palace) game in good spirits, because we will have gained a lot. But it will be completely different.

“We are up against a Palace side on the back of a last minute winner (against Stoke) and there’s nothing that lifts you as a team as much as that.

“And it will be a different type of game. The onus was on Manchester United to win it, we are at home on Tuesday and the onus turns around.”

Hughton felt robbed by a referee’s assistant for the second match in succession. A corner was awarded, rather than a goalkick, when Solly March tussled with Romelu Lukaku. That led to an Ashley Young shot which looped off Dunk’s attempted block into the top corner beyond the reach of Mathew Ryan.

Albion were denied a blatant penalty at the Amex five days earlier, when Glenn Murray was brought down by Stoke skipper Ryan Shawcross.

Hughton, speaking after the match at Old Trafford, told The Argus: “In the previous game we should have had a penalty on Glenn. It’s easy for me to say that because the facts after showed that and the linesman was in a good position.

“And I think - I just hope I haven’t got it wrong - the facts will show also the linesman is in a very good position not to give a corner.”

Subsequent replays of the incident on Match Of The Day confirmed March did get the final touch and the officials made the right call.

Albion remained well in the match, even after the goal.

Hughton said: “We felt as comfortable as you can. You can never feel comfortable, because they can in a split second show that little bit of quality.

“You’ve only got to look at the quality they not only had but brought on. It was more because of the performance. We were performing well enough for me to feel that way.”