Four Aston Villa players ruled out of Chelsea game due to injury plus Leon Bailey update

Chelsea travel to Villa Park this weekend looking to continue their fine start to life under new manager Graham Potter.

They have won four of the first five games under the English manager including back-to-back Premier League wins against Crystal Palace and Wolves.

The Blues have also won two of the three Champions League games the former Brighton and Hove Albion manager has been in charge of.

Chelsea were given a scare in the win against AC Milan when Reece James, easily the best full-back in the world at the moment, looked to have injured his knee. But the information coming out of Chelsea is that it’s not as bad as initially feared, and the player should be fit after two weeks of rest.

Aston Villa also have their injury concerns with manager Steven Gerrard under immense pressure to turn results around. But he will be able to call on Leon Bailey, who missed the 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest due to a muscle injury.

However, Gerrard will still be short on numbers with four of his players definitely ruled out of this weekend’s game.

Below we provide details of the four players who will miss the game this weekend.

Diego Carlos- Achilles

The Brazilian is targeting a return to the pitch early next year after undergoing surgery. Steven Gerrard did say his recovery was going as planned, even though there is no chance he will be involved anytime soon.

Boubacar Kamara-Knee

The French player has been a big miss for Villa this season, as he has been consistently hampered by a knee injury that is threatening to shorten his career.

Manager Steven Gerrard also confirmed Kamara-Knee was going to miss the World Cup.

Lucas Digne-Ankle

The French full-back has been battling an ankle problem. He’s not playing this weekend and might not come back until after the World Cup.

Jed Steer- Achilles

The feeling amongst the Villa medical team is that he is back next month. But having been out for a while, there is little chance he’ll contribute significantly until after the World Cup.