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Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins is a doubt for their Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest after suffering an injury against RB Leipzig.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unai Emery’s<\/a> side will look to make it four wins out of four against a tricky Forest side, with the two sides level on points.<\/p>\n

Villa go into the match off the back of a positive 3-2 win in Germany against RB Leipzig<\/a> to push them up to third in the Champions League table.<\/p>\n

However, there was one concern during the match as Watkins was replaced at half-time.<\/p>\n

Ollie Watkins An Injury Doubt For Nottingham Forest Clash<\/h2>\n

The Daily Mail<\/a> have reported that Ollie Watkins<\/a> could miss Aston Villa’s Saturday evening clash with Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n

Emery said after Villa’s victory over RB Leipzig that Watkins was taken off because of a ‘small injury’.<\/p>\n

It is believed that Watkins was suffering with a thigh injury which forced him off at half-time.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old is set to be assessed today. There is a possibility that he could miss an important clash against Forest in the race for the top-four.<\/p>\n

\"Unai<\/p>\n

Watkins struggled with fitness at the beginning of the campaign after his involvement with England at Euro 2024.<\/p>\n

He missed the majority of his club’s pre-season and has often been substituted by Emery. He was rested ahead of the Champions League tie with RB Leipzig, coming off the bench against Southampton.<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite this, he has still scored seven Premier League goals this term.<\/p>\n

Jhon Duran will be expected to start at the weekend given the injury to Watkins. Duran’s goal against RB Leipzig was his tenth in all competitions – more than what Watkins has achieved despite only making four starts.<\/p>\n

Leon Bailey Provides Boost<\/h3>\n

Though Ollie Watkins<\/a> is a concern for Aston Villa because of his fresh injury, there is optimism over Leon Bailey.<\/p>\n

Bailey suffered a hamstring injury in Villa\u2019s last Premier League match against Southampton last Saturday. After chasing a pass from John McGinn on a counter-attack, he knocked the ball out of play before sitting on the floor to get assistance from the medical staff.<\/p>\n

He missed the game with RB Leipzig, though Emery said he could return for the trip to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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