🤯 Watkins sets new Aston Villa record against Crystal Palace

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Andrew Thompson·23 novembre 2024

🤯 Watkins sets new Aston Villa record against Crystal Palace

Premier League upstarts Aston Villa go into halftime 2-1 down at home against visiting Crystal Palace, but key man Ollie Watkins still has reason to smile.

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After Ismaïla Sarr gave the Eagles an early 1-0 lead in the 4th minute, Watkins popped up to level matters in the 36th minute when he rounded Dean Henderson to slot home after being slipped in by John McGinn.

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Ollie Watkins is the first player in Aston Villa’s history to be directly involved in 50+ Premier League goals at Villa Park: ◉ 35 goals ◉ 15 assists New record secured. 🔒
– samedi 23 novembre 2024

With that Watkins has set a new Villa record, becoming the first player in club history to be directly involved in 50+ goals in front of home support in Birmingham.

As one of the chief pieces under Unai Emery's resurgence efforts in the Midlands, there is surely more to come from the England international.

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