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Ross Barkley forced off just five minutes into Aston Villa's clash against Brighton as Chelsea loanee appears to suffer resurgence of hamstring injury

Ross Barkley had to be substituted just five minutes into Aston Villa's clash with Brighton after suffering a hamstring injury.

The midfielder, who is on loan from Chelsea, has shown signs of getting his career back on track at Villa with some encouraging performances.

However, the 26-year-old had to be taken off in the early stages of the game at Villa Park, with Bertrand Traore replacing him.

Aston Villa midfielder Ross Barkley had to be substituted after just five minutes v Brighton

Barkley has struggled with hamstring injuries in the past - he missed 29 games for Everton with such a problem during the first half of the 2017-18 season.