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Ben Banks

Lee Johnson accepts Hibs pressure as he admits 'five or six' players face Easter Road axe

Lee Johnson says Hibs have to shift out some bodies in January after their sobering run of league form continued in a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock

The Hibees suffered a sixth defeat in seven games in Ayrshire as they head into the World Cup break inside the Premiership's bottom six. Daniel Armstrong's goal was all it took to down an Easter Road side that despite having several chances, only hit the target once. Major surgery was carried out on the Hibs squad in the summer transfer window but Johnson admits some players will now need to leave Leith.

He told Sportsound: "I thought we did enough to win the game. We've been caught on the wrong end of VAR twice, so that's disappointing. We've peppered the goal in the second half but not had anywhere near enough quality to finish it off. I am frustrated, as we all are.

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