We aren't going to overturn both Sheff Utd and Leeds.
If we had the same 7 points gap going into the final 5-6 weeks of the season but were sat in third place, there might be the outside chance that one of the top 2 might go through a blip and the pressure mounts. With 2 clubs there though, I can't see it. It is just too unlikley.
Our best hope is that the auto promotion race proves to emotionally draining to come back from for the eventual third place team.
Play offs are where we need to focus now. We need to prepare for them and find which system will work best. Experiment where needed.
I'm crossing my fingers that Boro drop out as they are such a bogey side, but the alternatives aren't great. This rejuvenated Villa side, with genuine premier league options in the side like Abraham, Grealish & McGinn are not just besting teams at the moment, but actually taking them apart. I hope it's only a hot streak, but with the players available to them and Smith's record as a manager thus far, they have to be a concern now.
If we couldnoverhaul the third place team in the final weeks of the season it would give us the psycological boost we really need.