Ollie Watkins

Bologna continued their disastrous record against Aston Villa, crashing out of the Europa League quarter-final...

OLLIE WATKINS clocked up his Aston Villa century to send Unai Emery’s men a step closer to their first trophy in 30 years. Watkins may well be anxious about earning a spot in Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad but he has a place in the heart of every Holte Ender. His 100th Villa goal, in 279...

Ravaglia para un rigore, ma non c'è storia al ritorno dei quarti di finale in Europa League.

Bologna hope Santiago Castro, Jonathan Rowe and Federico Bernardeschi can mount a Europa League quarter-final...

Bologna will look to Santiago Castro and Jonathan Rowe up front in the second leg...

Aston Villa will entertain Bologna at Villa Park this Wednesday night as they look to secure all three points at home in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal clash. The Villans managed to secure a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Nottingham Forest recently, so they would have some confidence going into this […] The post Konsa And Buendia To Start | 4-2-3-1 Aston Villa Predicted Lineup Vs Bologna appeared first on The 4th Official - A view from the sideline.

On a typically nervy afternoon on the Trent, one of the biggest cheers of the afternoon arrived in the seconds after the final whistle, news over the speakers that Tottenham were still trailing at Sunderland. For Nottingham Forest, a creditable draw against Aston Villa takes them another precious point towards Premier League safety, Neco Williams’s low strike cancelling out Murillo’s own goal; confirmation that Forest are now three clear of the relegation zone was greeted as warmly as one would expect. These teams could meet again at the end of the month in a Europa League semi-final but, for now, there are more pressing priorities. For the fourth successive season Villa left the City Ground without the full bounty and they wasted a series of chances to earn victory, Morgan Rogers skying a routine rebound from close range while Ollie Watkins also sent a shot sailing over the bar.

Unai Emery is expected to make one change to his Aston Villa starting lineup for Sunday’s Premier League trip to the City Ground, with Ross Barkley coming into the side at Emi Buendia’s expense as the Villans look to build on their 3-1 Europa League win over Bologna. Villa go into this Midlands derby in […] The post Buendia benched? – Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest first appeared on Premier League News Now.

Ollie Watkins described the 2025-26 season with Aston Villa as the “toughest” of his career, but he remains optimistic of making England’s squad for the 2026 World Cup. Watkins has struggled to hit form since scoring a dramatic winner in the semi-finals of Euro 2024, where the Three Lions defeated the Netherlands under Gareth Southgate. […] The post Watkins aiming for World Cup spot after ´toughest´ season of career appeared first on Soccer News.

Ollie Watkins speaks to Kelly Somers about Aston Villa, England and his World Cup dream.