Dean Smith Aston Villa
Aston Villa head coach Dean Smith has confirmed that Leon Bailey is out until next month. Bailey picked up a quad injury in the 3-0 defeat of Everton shortly after he came on at Villa Park. The Jamaica international was then substituted off with eight minutes left having only come on 21 minutes earlier though he left his mark with a goal as Villa blasted past Everton with three strikes in nine minutes. Bailey missed two games earlier this season with a hamstring problem and will be sidelined for the next two games, against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, with Villa set to see how he is closer to the Wolverhampton Wanderers clash on October 16. The Wolves game is the first one back after an international break that starts on October 4 after the trip to Tottenham at the beginning of next month.
Dean Smith said: “Leon has a strain which is likely to keep him out until after the international break. We would be hopeful that he would be available for the Wolves game but we will need to assess him nearer the time and see how he progresses over the next ten days or so.”
Meanwhile Morgan Sanson is set for another spell on the sidelines having come off during the Carabao Cup defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday night. Sanson made his comeback having been out since April with a knee injury.
Dean Smith said: “He just felt a twinge in his hamstring. We don’t believe it’s going to be a bad one, he actually carried on for two or three minutes after which proves to me it’s not a bad one. It’s just he felt the twinge and knew it was time to get off. He’s been missing for the last three or four months with a knee injury and he’s worked really hard to get back to full fitness. He was building up his game minutes, so really frustrated for him but it will only be a small step backwards, that’s for sure.”
