---
title: "Leon Bailey flopping hard at Villa"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/26/leon-bailey-flopping-hard-at-aston-villa/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2022-04-26T07:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-04-26T07:00:00Z"
---

# Leon Bailey flopping hard at Villa

Leon Bailey played a full 90 minutes in [Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw with Leicester City](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/april/23/leicester-v-aston-villa-match-report/) but didn’t put in a good performance. The 24-year-old missed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock and his afternoon got worse from there.

He started alongside Philippe Coutinho in an attacking-midfield role but was pretty ineffective and looks to be [suffering](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/05/aston-villa-leon-bailey-is-short-of-form/) from the lack of playing time.

*Ashley Preece* of [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/aston-villa-player-ratings-leicester-23766876) gave Bailey a player rating of 4/10 and said he looked ‘rusty’. And while showing glimpses of quality, *Preece* noted that Steven Gerrard cut a frustrated figure from his antics.

*Cole Pettem* of [7500 to Holte](https://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2022/4/23/23038160/player-ratings-leicester-city-0-0-aston-villa) gave the Jamaican international a player rating of 3/10, noting how Bailey looked short of confidence and struggled to play accurate passes. *Tom Gott* of [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/leicester-0-0-aston-villa-player-ratings-premier-league-2021-22) gave Bailey a player rating of 3/10 and said he was ‘isolated’.

The 24-year-old has made [17 Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leon-bailey/leistungsdaten/spieler/387626) since [joining](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leon-bailey/transfers/spieler/387626) Villa on a four-year deal from Bayer Leverkusen, scoring one goal with two assists. Since the turn of the year, all Bailey has managed is [two created chances](https://fbref.com/en/players/3a233281/matchlogs/2021-2022/summary/Leon-Bailey-Match-Logs) and two shots on target.

It’s a wonder he plays at all given his poor output. The Midlands outfit may have a decision to make this summer whether they think Bailey is worth sticking with.

***[In other news, Tyrone Mings impressed for Aston Villa v Leicester City](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/04/25/tyrone-mings-impressed-for-aston-villa-against-leicester-city/)***