#ollie-watkins

#ollie-watkins

Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to win a six-goal thriller at Aston Villa and return to the top of the Premier League.Jorginho's shot came off the crossbar and bounced in off Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez to put Arsenal 3-2 up, before substitute Gabriel Martinelli raced clear to score as Villa chased an equaliser.

Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa into the lead against Arsenal with an outstanding left-footed finish.Arsenal are on a run of three games without a win.Mikel Arteta's side appeared to be cruising to the Premier League title, but a poor run of form and defeat to Manchester City means they now find themselves in second place.

Bukayo Saka hit a sensational volley to equalise for Arsenal against Aston Villa.Aston Villa took the lead through Ollie Watkins in the opening few minutes.Without a win in three games, Arsenal couldn't have dreamt of a worse start, but it didn't take long for them to bounce back.Arsenal equalised through Saka who hit a powerful volley from near the edge of the area, beyond Emi Martinez.

Prediction: Aston Villa to win 1-0
Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this coming weekend.The match between the Villans and Spurs will be held at Villa Park and is scheduled to kick off at 3pm UK time on Saturday.Aston Villa
Aston Villa were doing extremely well in recent seasons, and at one stage, it seemed like they were going to challenge for the UEFA Champions League places in the Premier League table.

Crystal Palace are still waiting for their first Premier League win of 2023 after Joachim Andersen's own goal saw them fall to a narrow defeat at Aston Villa.Patrick Vieira's side played the final half hour with 10 men after Cheick Doucoure was sent off for two bookings in the space of five minutes and have now gone nine matches without a victory.

Kepa Arrizabalaga looked to be yesterday's man at Chelsea, but such has been his recent form the goalkeeper might have a long-term role to play for the Blues.He might also be a quick fix this weekend if your fantasy league goalkeeper is having a rough time of it.In north London, title-chasing Arsenal have a pillar of strength in their backline, and a goal threat too, as Gabriel Magalhaes makes his presence felt at each end of the pitch.

Manchester City put a difficult week behind them as they cruised to a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa.The build-up to Sunday's meeting at the Etihad Stadium was dominated by news of the Premier League accusing City of breaking over 100 financial regulations between 2009 and 2018.Pep Guardiola, managing his 250th Premier League game, delivered an impassioned defence of his club and his players performed as they returned to winning ways following their loss at Tottenham last week.

Pep Guardiola is unsure on the severity of Erling Haaland's injury ahead of Manchester City's crucial clash with Arsenal.City got back to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.With Arsenal having dropped points against Brentford on Saturday, a win at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday would see City move top of the Premier League, albeit the Gunners would still have a game in hand.

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, 25, has been named Premier League Player of the Month for the third time this season, equalling a record held by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.Salah set the bar for most Player of the Month awards in a single season in 2017-18.Rashford won the award in September, January and February, scoring four goals in five games last month.

This is going to be a fun match.After the week the blues have had, they entertain Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.The blues were charged with over a hundred breaches of Premier League rules on Monday and, following Pep Guardiola's press conference, the fans will be more fired up than ever to shout the team to victory.

Southampton remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after Ollie Watkins' second-half header earned Aston Villa a narrow win at St Mary's.The visitors dominated possession but were fortunate not to fall behind midway through the first half when Che Adams' close-range effort was ruled out for offside.

A run of 23 winless home league games against the Red Devils stretching 9,941 days came to an end on Sunday as Steven Gerrard's successor oversaw a 3-1 victory in his first match in charge.Leon Bailey struck and Lucas Digne scored a delightful free-kick within the opening 11 minutes at a rocking Villa Park, where Jacob Ramsey atoned for deflecting in a Luke Shaw strike by scoring a fine effort just after half-time for Emery's elated side.

Bayern Munich are interested in signing Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to .The report has claimed that Bayern are still looking for a replacement for Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who joined Barcelona in the summer of 2022, and have identified Watkins as a potential target.

Manchester United are interested in signing Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to .The report has claimed that the Red Devils are looking to secure the services of the England international striker at the end of the season.Watkins is having a wonderful season for Villa at the moment and has looked a revitalised figure under manager Unai Emery.

Arsenal are interested in signing Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to .The report has claimed that the Gunners are looking to secure the services of the England international striker at the end of the season.Watkins is having a wonderful season for Villa at the moment and has looked a revitalised figure under manager Unai Emery.

After thousands of Manchester United fans marched on Old Trafford demanding a 100% sale of the club, their players did the best kind of business on the pitch, ending Aston Villa's 10-game unbeaten sequence, and tightening the hold on fourth place in the Champions League qualification chase.If supporters are unhappy about Sir Jim Ratcliffe's bid to buy just over 50% of United and him being open to one or more of the Glazer siblings retaining a stake, all Erik ten Hag can do is keep the team on the upward curve marked improvement.

It's two steps forward and one step back for Manchester United, who succumbed to a disappointing 3-1 defeat away at struggling Aston Villa in Sunday's Premier League clash in the Midlands.It was an extremely flat performance from the Reds, who failed to recover from conceding twice in quick succession early in the match.

Erling Haaland is a doubt for Manchester City's trip to Arsenal on Wednesday, when the champions would go top if they beat the leaders, but Pep Guardiola is happier with his players in advance of the pivotal meeting because of a renewed focus in training.Haaland was taken off at half-time of Sunday's 3-1 win over Aston Villa after a kick to the thigh.

Feb 18, 2023 Gabriel Martinelli provided the final flourish to the thrilling 4-2 victory for Arsenal against Aston Villa / Clive Mason/GettyImages Not for the first time in his career, Emi Martinez proved the difference in an Arsenal victory.Unfortunately for the current Aston Villa goalkeeper, it was unintentional.

Arsenal took advantage of their game in hand to pull five points clear of second-placed Manchester City, and now for the top two the Premier League title race is a straight fight to the finish.Mikel Arteta's Arsenal host second-bottom Bournemouth on Saturday, after City get the day under way when they tackle Newcastle United.

Southampton's Premier League match with Aston Villa was suspended late in the first half after a drone was spotted inside St Mary's.Referee Michael Salisbury was alerted to the drone hovering above the Southampton penalty area before taking both teams off the pitch.The players re-emerged 10 minutes later after police had given the all-clear.

Aston Villa have reached an agreement to sign Colombia striker Jhon Duran from Chicago Fire in an £18m deal.Duran, 19, has scored eight goals and set up six more in 28 appearances for Chicago.Villa will pay £14.75mfor Duran, who has three caps for Colombia, and a potential £3.3m in add-ons.

Verdict: Tottenham win Best Odds: 7/10 Bookmaker: Unibet Looking to open 2023 with a statement in north London, top-four contenders Tottenham will host Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.Tottenham
Starting with the hosts, while Tottenham might have marked their return from the World Cup break with another second-half comeback away at Brentford, that flurry doesn't cover a largely downbeat run.

Liverpool made a winning return to Premier League action as they restarted their bid to force their way into the top four with an entertaining victory over Aston Villa.Goals from Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Stefan Bajcetic ensured the Reds recorded a third successive league win for the first time this season and reduced the gap to the Champions League places to five points.

Manchester United twice came from behind to seal a thrilling 4-2 win over Aston Villa in the EFL Cup, avenging Sunday's Premier League defeat to Unai Emery's men.With Erik ten Hag resting several key players and Cristiano Ronaldo absent through illness at Old Trafford, United fell behind through Ollie Watkins' well-taken finish at the start of a frantic second half, though Anthony Martial swiftly levelled.