Brighton boss Graham Potter admits they need to start winning to push up the table.
Potter claims the congested nature of lockdown football has intensified the pressure, leading to increasingly unexpected results.
"This current climate exaggerates it. It's always been there," he said. "You are always 90 minutes from a crisis.
"It's part of the game, part of the noise and challenge of the Premier League. Sometimes you have to prepare to suffer. This league makes you do that."
Brighton could even climb above Arsenal if results go their way in the next two matches, but Potter refuses to include them in their relegation battle.
"I would not want to categorise anybody's position. I think from the start of the season you are fighting to get the points as quickly as you can," he added.
"That is what we are and I can't comment on anybody else's team or club. We are trying to fight and get the points.
"There is a long way of this season to go and whilst the narrative is always extreme and you can understand that our job is to get the points as quickly as possible and wins that you need and that is what we will try to do."
