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Championship title race excites Norwich midfielder Johnson

Bradley Johnson says Norwich City are primed for their Championship title battle.

The Canaries currently sit fourth on England's second tier on 70 points which has them just three behind leaders AFC Bournemouth and two behind Watford and Middlesbrough in second and third respectively.

The Norfolk club next meet 16th-plced Brighton & Hove Albion on Easter Friday before hosting Sheffield Wednesday on Monday and midfielder Johnson is bracing himself for the heavy run-in schedule as he and his teammates chase the league title as well as automatic promotion to the Premier League.

"We've got to turn up with the attitude that it's going to be a battle and we've got to win that battle," he told the club's official website.

"There are seven games to go and we've got to win as many as we can. Everyone in that changing room wants the same thing - we all want to get promoted this year.

"We've got a good chance of doing that now and if we win every game we'll probably get an automatic spot. We'll just concentrate on ourselves and take every game as it comes.

"We know it's not going to be easy and can't just turn up thinking we're going to win. We've just got to work hard and hopefully come May we'll be back in the Premier League."

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