Leon Bailey & John McGinn injury updates following Aston Villa’s win over Everton

Updates on the wellbeing of Aston Villa pair Leon Bailey and John McGinn, both of whom were forced to depart the club’s meeting with Everton prematurely, have since come to the fore online.

Cash sets rout in motion

Dean Smith’s men got their Premier League campaign back underway a short time ago.

On the back of an altogether hit-and-miss opening to 2021/22, which had seen them accrue just four points from an available twelve, the Claret and Blue welcomed high-flying Everton to Villa Park eyeing a return to form.

And, when all was said and done on Saturday evening, get things back on track is precisely what Aston Villa managed.

An explosive 15-minute spell in the 2nd-half culminated in the hosts finding the net on a trio of occasions, to emerge on the right side of an impressive 3-0 result.

Matty Cash was first on target, before Lucas Digne’s own goal a short time later was added to by substitute Leon Bailey to round out the scoring fifteen minutes from time:

#AVFC are ripping #EFC apart! 🦁

Leon Bailey announces himself at Villa Park with a thumping strike to make it 3-0! 💥 pic.twitter.com/mKthXwljfr

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 18, 2021

‘Don’t think it’s too serious’

An otherwise stellar evening’s work for the hosts at Villa Park, however, was soured to at least some degree by a pair of blows on the personnel front.

The more noteworthy was forthcoming ten minutes from time, when Leon Bailey – on the back of a 20-minute cameo which saw the wide-man bag both a goal and assist – was forced to limp out of proceedings.

In turn, speaking during a post-match interview, the Jamaican was inevitably asked for an update on his wellbeing.

And, in a boost for all associated with the Villans, Bailey went on to ease fears over his fitness, confirming his hope that the problem is nothing ‘too serious’:

🏥 | INJURY NEWS

🗣️ | Leon Bailey on his injury: “I think it was from the shot, I think I hit it too hard! I started feeling a little bit stiff in my quad – I don’t think it’s anything too serious.”#FFScout #FPL #GW5 #AVFC #AVLEVE pic.twitter.com/fbxi7ouhsZ

— Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) September 18, 2021

Next up came an update on midfield standout John McGinn.

McGinn was too forced to exit the action versus Everton prematurely, albeit late in the first-half, after taking a blow to the head.

And Dean Smith has since confirmed fears that the Scottish international has picked up a concussion, owing to a 2nd collision on Saturday evening:

🗣️ | Dean Smith on John McGinn: “He didn’t express concussion symptoms as soon as he did it but there was another one later one where he certainly did.”#FFScout #FPL #GW5 #AVFC #AVLEVE

— Fantasy Football Scout (@FFScout) September 18, 2021

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester United	4	8	10
2	Chelsea FC	4	8	10
3	Liverpool FC	4	8	10
4	Everton FC	4	6	10
5	Manchester City	4	10	9
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	2	9
7	Tottenham Hotspur	4	0	9
8	West Ham United	4	5	8
9	Leicester City	4	-2	6
10	Brentford FC	4	1	5
11	Crystal Palace	4	0	5
12	Aston Villa	4	-2	4
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	-1	3
14	Southampton FC	4	-2	3
15	Watford FC	4	-4	3
16	Leeds United	5	-7	3
17	Arsenal FC	4	-8	3
18	Newcastle United	5	-7	2
19	Burnley FC	4	-5	1
20	Norwich City	4	-10	0

Player	Team	Goals
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	4
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	4
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	4
Lukaku, Romelu	Chelsea FC	3
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	3
Gray, Demarai	Everton FC	3
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	3
Sarr, Ismaila	Watford FC	3
Greenwood, Mason	Manchester United	3
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	2
Saint-Maximin, Allan	Newcastle United	2
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	2
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	2
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	2
Fornals, Pablo	West Ham United	2
Torres, Ferran	Manchester City	2
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	2
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	2
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	2
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	2

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	0	3
Cooper, Liam	Leeds United	0	3
Etebo, Oghenekaro	Watford FC	0	3
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	0	2
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	2
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	2
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	2
Duffy, Shane	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	2
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	2
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	2
Rodri	Manchester City	0	2
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	2
Struijk, Pascal	Leeds United	1	1
Tanganga, Japhet	Tottenham Hotspur	0	1
Barnes, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	2
Ward, Joel	Crystal Palace	0	2
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	2
Schar, Fabian	Newcastle United	0	2
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	0	2
Stephens, Jack	Southampton FC	0	2

Player	Team	Assists
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	3
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	3
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	3
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	2
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	2
Saint-Maximin, Allan	Newcastle United	2
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	2
Townsend, Andros	Everton FC	2
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	2
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	2
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	2
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion	2
Pereira, Ricardo	Leicester City	2
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	2
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	1
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	1
Fornals, Pablo	West Ham United	1
Torres, Ferran	Manchester City	1
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	1