Brighton are currently 13th in the league with 34 points, six points above the drop zone, and Hughton stressed the importance of picking up victories in their other games.
"It's a tough end to the season, but an exciting one as well," he told reporters ahead of Saturday's home match against 16th-placed Huddersfield Town.
"Yes, it does put a little more pressure on other results and I don't think you can afford to go into any game thinking you can't get a result. That's the way we've been throughout the season and that's the way we'll continue to be.
"Of course there are only a certain amount of games left where we are at home and I think it puts a bit more pressure on because it's a home game."
Midfielder Dale Stephens could return against Huddersfield after stepping up his recovery from a hamstring injury.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Bolton)
