Gus Poyet has warned his high-flying Albion side of the growing danger of Amex glory for their rivals.

Poyet fears the chance to become the first team to topple the Seagulls at their new stadium will be an extra incentive for Peterborough today.

Albion’s unbeaten start has included a win and stalemate against Doncaster and Blackpool at The Amex in the Championship, plus progress through to today’s Carling Cup third round draw at the expense of Gillingham and Sunderland.

Poyet said: “Seeing how we’ve been at home they’ve (Peterborough) got nothing to lose. After Tuesday it is getting nicer and nicer for the opposition to come and play here, to be the first one to beat Brighton in a competitive game at The Amex. There is no better thing for a player.

“Some players don’t like to go to the Nou Camp, Bernabeu or Old Trafford because they think they are going to lose. It is the best day of your life if you have got the chance to play at those places and maybe beat the local team.

“Here it’s the same now at the moment, because we are unbeaten here and in good form.

“I don’t think they are worried at all. They are coming here to play their game and if they can win it they will, so we need to be very good.”

Craig Mackail-Smith wants Albion to maintain their impressive form so far at The Amex against his old club.

The former Peterborough marksman, fresh from successive home goals against Blackpool and Sunderland, said: “You want to make sure your home ground is a fortress.

“We don’t want team coming here thinking they are going to get an easy point. If we can make it a fortress and make people worried about coming here it will be of benefit to us.

“I think in this league you need to make sure you win your home games and pick up points away from home, which we’re doing at this moment in time.”

Poyet believes stability is the reason for the encouraging starts made by all three promoted sides. Southampton are top, while Peterborough thrashed Ipswich 7-1 at home last Saturday after earlier beating Crystal Palace and coming from behind to draw at Millwall.

“The three of us haven’t changed a lot,” Poyet said. “We didn’t go and change five or six players in the team and start playing a different way, because you are in a higher division.

“We’ve kept our belief in the players that put us here and keep playing football our way. I think Southampton and Peterborough are doing the same - one or two players the difference and the base of the team the same.”