He looked at home wins over Blackpool and Stoke ... and that didn't happen.
Now he says points can come from anywhere, and they never seem to be at the places you least expect.
Chris Hughton: "You have to go into each game and trying to get points from each game.
"In a league where there have been surprises this season, those surprises have come because teams have gone to places believing they can get something.
"You see Sunderland going to Chelsea at the weekend, us going to the Emirates, West Brom going to the Emirates - you just have to believe you can get something from wherever you go.
"I don't think you can go into any game with fear. Irrespective of the team you go into the game with and your position in the league, you have to believe you can get a result anywhere.
"We have been good away from home - that has been a particular strength of ours this season.
"But we know what we are up against, so it will be a very, very tough one, but we have to go there with a good spirit and in confident mood."
"They are playing as well as any team in the country at the moment.
"They are capable of scoring goals, he is getting the best out of the players he has got and hence the position they are in and the run they are on."