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Man Utd loanee Johnstone: Aston Villa can sneak into Championship play-offs

Sam Johnstone is still hopeful of his loan side Aston Villa's play-off hopes.

12th-placed Villa are currently 11 points behind the play-off places with eight games left to play in the Championship season but goalkeeper Johnstone, on loan from Manchester United, is retaining hope.

"It would take some doing," he said on ManUtd.com.

"But you never know in this league. Anyone can beat anyone. In January, we were on top for most of the games but just couldn't get the results.

"Things are swinging our way now and we're getting the results as well as the performances. Hopefully, we can carry it on in the last eight games and keep pushing to maybe just sneak into the play-offs at the last minute and take it from there.

"Fingers crossed, because that would be great for us and the fans."

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