"When he scored, it was like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. "When you are a striker and you are not scoring, of course you think about it and it does weigh heavily. You don't want to read things,

Ollie Watkins must start to deliver and stop looking so comfortable after going five Premier League games without a goal this season. That’s according to former Watford striker Troy Deeney,

Aston Villa captain John McGinn said he hoped forward Ollie Watkins had silenced his critics after his first goal of the season inspired the hosts to a 3-1 comeback victory against Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

John McGinn has suggested that a different member of the Aston Villa squad is the new penalty taker following Ollie Watkins’ miss against Bologna. Aston Villa won their first game of the season in the Europa League this week, and it was McGinn’s first-half goal that secured the 1-0 win for his team.

Ian Wright left Gary Neville stunned with his brutal assessment of Ollie Watkins after Unai Emery also delivered a surprise verdict on the Aston Villa striker. The 29 year old has endured a faltering start to the 2025/26 campaign with Villa managing just three goals from their opening seven matches across all competitions.