Graham Potter wants Albion fans to be in great voice again when Arsenal visit.

But the atmosphere at the Amex will be rather different to that after Monday’s game at Selhurst Park.

Albion players and staff ran a gauntlet of abuse as they returned to their changing room after a dramatic 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace.

It was clear the visiting team would not exactly be warmly applauded from the field as they headed to the players’ tunnel, right next to the home end, after the game.

A video later emerged of them being given a hostile reaction as they made their way through the narrow ‘red zone’ area towards their changing room.

Potter was asked about what was an almost inevitable flashpoint as part of his press conference predominantly intended to look ahead to the Arsenal game.

He played the scenes down and was diplomatic in the extreme.

But he admitted he was not content with what had gone on.

Potter said: “It was a really emotional game and the way we scored at the end, you can imagine there is emotion everywhere “I think on the pitch it was quite calm really quickly with the players.

“There wasn’t any problem, I don’t think.

“You can understand if you have conceded in the 96th minute, you are going to be upset.

“If you have scored in the 96th minute, you are going to be happy.

“That’s normal and everyone knows the geography of Selhurst Park as you walk in.

“It’s the same for the supporters.

“You can’t really blame people for being angry and passionate.

“What you don’t want is it overstepping into things getting thrown or whatever else.

“That is what we have to watch, “In the end there was no problem.

“Everyone was safe. We got in and we are happy with a point in the end.”

Asked whether he was therefore content with what had happened, he replied: “I wouldn’t say content.

“It’s not for me to speak about Crystal Palace in terms of how they organise their ground and the security they have, “We all know it’s quite a small tunnel they have right behind the goal.

“These things are going to happen, especially when it’s so emotive.

“A 96th-minute goal makes it really emotive and therefore it is very challenging for the environment.”

Many Albion fans appear to still be on a high over the way in which their team snatched a point.

The players have had to come down from that quickly – while support staff make allowances for the mental, emotional and physical expenditure of the Palace game.

Potter said: “We have needed to recover from it “The guys put a lot into the game. They gave everything.

“To score in the manner we did and at the time we did, it was a really emotional evening.

“I think we have been quite good in how we have recovered and we will be ready again (today) to train.

“I think it is important to acknowledge the recovery time that was needed from the game.”

An atmosphere can be partisan, intimidatory and intense without overstepping certain lines.

As is customary at the Amex, visiting players tomorrow are likely to have a far safer walk back to their changing room than was the case for Albion on Monday.

But there is no reason why Albion fans cannot make life uncomfortable by legitimate means.

An atmosphere in-keeping with that which saw the Seagulls through to their tense 2-1 win over Leicester would be ideal.

Potter said: “The team contribute to it because I think supporters, you’ve got to be fair to them, you’ve got to give them something to get behind.

“I think we did that and then they recognise, ‘Okay we’re struggling a little bit now’ and they can help us.

“If we want to get a positive result, then we will need our supporters because we’re facing a top team with top players. The support of our fans will be really important for us.”