Albion have opened up a nice gap on the relegation zone.

It feels like time to look up the Premier League rather than down.

Everyone is saying nice things about them.

Now comes the challenge of kicking on – and not slipping back again.

Not easy, of course, in this brutal league.

But they are good enough to do it. Definitely good enough.

The Seagulls’ stamina and mentality will be tested today as they go to Burnley.

It is a very different stage to Anfield on Wednesday but it will be a big challenge.

Success over Liverpool has sent the Seagulls ten points clear of the drop zone.

Now we wait to see how they maintain or build on that.

They have enjoyed comfortable leads over 17th place in previous seasons and found themselves sucked back in - just when they were looking so good.

Clearly the aim now will be to avoid that and pick up the results which will see them get stuck into the teams just above them.

There was a point last Saturday afternoon when it seemed Fulham were poised to win at West Brom and close the gap on the Seagulls to just two points.

But they ended up drawing and, by Wednesday night, that lead over 17th spot  was up to ten.

So things can change quickly – and change back again if there is any let-up.

Two seasons ago Albion were tenth, 12 points above the relegation zone, when they went to Turf Moor in December.

They travelled at the end of a busy week, like this one.

And on a high after a midweek win over Crystal Palace.

That was the time to push on as they faced a Clarets side who were struggling.

But Burnley won a very scrappy game 1-0, surviving a bad miss by Jurgen Locadia late on to take the points.

Albion dropped back into the bottom half of the table - to stay.

The previous season, it felt like job done when the Seagulls hit that same tenth place after they won 2-1 at home to Arsenal.

This time the gap was only seven points to the bottom three.

But the season was well advanced as we moved into March.

Two months without a win after that game meant the Seagulls had to pick up a few points late on to confirm Prem status.

When was the “let’s kick on” moment last season?

Not so easy to pinpoint but a good example might be the 2-0 win over Norwich.

That was their third success in four games at home and left them eighth, albeit relatively early in the season after 11 games.

Again, don’t get too comfortable. Only two more home wins followed as they fought to stay up.

Let’s be clear on one thing. If Albion draw a blank at Burnley and the points haul for this week remains on six, that is still an excellent return.

But it will be intriguing to see how they round off these seven days.

They are on a positive run which arguably started at half-time at home to Wolves on January 2, when they trailed 3-1.

A comeback in that game has reinvigorated them similar to what happened after a recovery at West Ham last year.

Head coach Graham Potter mentioned that Wolves game in an interview as he spoke straight after the 1-0 win at Liverpool.

So we picked up on it.

He said: “It was a strange half. We were 3-1 down but it didn’t feel like a 3-1 game.

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“We didn’t feel sorry for ourselves. It’s a good group, there is a real togetherness with the boys “If you don’t get results there is criticism and negativity and it can be hard.

“It’s how you respond to those difficult situations which is always the most important thing.

“They have always responded well.

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“We are where we are. We are not going to be perfect every week.

“We are not going to win every week.

“It is how we deal with it which is really important and that gives us a chance for nights like this (at Anfield), which is why we play football.

“That is why I am delighted for the players, I am delighted for all the supporters because they have suffered as well.”