Chris Hughton wants Brighton to return their focus on the Premier League after last weekend's dramatic FA Cup quarter-final win over Millwall.
The Seagulls booked their place in the final four with a penalty shootout win over the Championship club.
But Hughton knows his team must continue focus on securing their top-flight status for another season.
He said: "The players know the semi-final is not next week. I don't think it will be a problem. What we have got to do is put the semi-final on hold until it comes around.
"At the moment there's a nice buzz, but it will get to a stage over the next few days where we won't want to be talking about the semi-final.
"I know there's organisational things to be done, but certainly as regards myself and the players we certainly won't want any talk of the semi-final.
"We want total concentrations on taking this good run – we are now on the back of three wins – certainly into the Southampton game and then the other games.
"Everything I talk about to the players now will be the league campaign and the next game. I am not even entertaining at this moment the team I will play or any tactics against Man City.'
"All I'm thinking about is getting results in these games and hopefully going into the semi-final on the back of some decent results. At the moment they are more important. What I won't accept is any thinking about the semi-final before it comes around."
