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title: "Leeds: Phil Hay relays Luke Ayling injury concern"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-phil-hay-relays-luke-ayling-injury-concern/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Leeds United News"
published: "2022-04-03T19:32:22Z"
modified: "2022-04-03T19:32:22Z"
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# Leeds: Phil Hay relays Luke Ayling injury concern

**Leeds United correspondent [Phil Hay](https://twitter.com/philhay_/status/1510295129042653193?s=21&t=9H15ifMJ31i8WfPl9q5Ktw) has relayed a new injury concern for Jesse Marsch regarding Luke Ayling.**

### The Lowdown: Late substitution

Ayling, who has been key under Marsch since the American replaced Marcelo Bielsa, was forced off against Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

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The 30-year-old, who Jermaine Jenas labelled as [‘quick’ and ‘agile’](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/sport/leeds-united/luke-ayling-aston-villa-leeds-19162192), scored the winner against Wolves prior to the international break but missed his first minutes under Marsch. The right-back called for [treatment](https://twitter.com/PhilHay_/status/1510281029587775489) and was taken off for Pascal Struijk late on in a 1-1 draw at Elland Road.

### The Latest: Hay’s post

[Hay](https://twitter.com/philhay_/status/1510295129042653193?s=21&t=9H15ifMJ31i8WfPl9q5Ktw) relayed comments from Marsch on Twitter on Saturday evening, with the Leeds boss addressing a mix up on the touchline.

Captain Liam Cooper was supposed to come off for Struijk, however, Ayling was the man to make way due to a ‘little (injury) situation’.

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### The Verdict: Fingers crossed

The Whites received a major double boost with [Cooper](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/liam-cooper/leistungsdaten/spieler/75067) and [Kalvin Phillips](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalvin-phillips/leistungsdaten/spieler/351749) making their first appearances since December, so it would be typical of Leeds’ season if they now have a new injury concern with Ayling.

He has already missed [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luke-ayling/leistungsdaten/spieler/67420) games this season with a knee problem, so hopefully, his withdrawal was only as a precaution, as Marsch suspects it will be ‘[fine](https://twitter.com/philhay_/status/1510295129042653193?s=21&t=9H15ifMJ31i8WfPl9q5Ktw)‘.

Ayling’s presence at right-back is needed in a crucial trip to Watford next weekend, especially with Stuart Dallas covering Junior Firpo at left-back.

***In other news: [Leeds may now lose another star alongside Raphinha and Phillips; he stunned a club employee.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-united-jack-harrison-drawing-interest-from-tottenham/)***