Is Aston Villa forward Leon Bailey injured this weekend? Premier League injury update

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Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey is a doubt for this weekend's trip to Brentford, with Premier League injuries mounting up

Leon Bailey of Aston Villa during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal FC at Villa Park
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Aston Villa forward Leon Bailey is a doubt for Sunday's game at Brentford as European demands begin to impact Unai Emery's squad. 

Bailey missed Thursday night's Europa League Conference match against Bosnian side Zrinjski, which ended in a 1-1 draw and is now in danger of missing the trip to the capital. 

The Jamaican came off during Villa's 1-0 win over Arsenal last weekend, only days after scoring the only goal to defeat Manchester City, and is now in a race against time to be fit for the weekend. 

Will Aston Villa star Leon Bailey be fit enough to play against Brentford this weekend?

Unai Emery head coach of Aston Villa in action during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Newcastle United at Villa Park on April 15, 2023 in Birmingham, England.

Unai Emery will hope to be able to bring Bailey back into his starting XI this weekend (Image credit: Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images)

It's looking 50-50 as to whether Bailey will feature against Brentford, with hope still intact after Unai Emery refused to rule him out of contention following the draw with Zrinjski.

"Now we are going to focus on the Premier League and on Sunday in Brentford," Emery explained. "We are going to try and recover from the match we played tonight and with other players, some players like (Youri) Tielemans and (Leon) Bailey, hopefully we can get the match on Sunday with the players ready to play."

Given that Bailey didn't travel to Bosnia for the European tie, the extra rest at home could prove the difference as he looks to make the squad for Sunday. 

PremierInjuries.com have not listed Bailey as out of contention on their Premier League injury table.

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Jack Lacey-Hatton
Jack Lacey-Hatton
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Jack has worked as a sports reporter full-time since 2021. He previously worked as the Chief Women’s Football Writer at the Mirror, covering the England Women’s national team and the Women’s Super League. Jack has reported on a number of major sporting events in recent years including the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on the ground in Australia. When not writing about the game, he can often spotted playing at a pitch somewhere in the west London area.