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Watkins scores his first goal of the season to cap off a good week for Villa
Move signals ceasefire in civil war that had broken out in the game
Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa
by Layth Yousif
at Brentford Community Stadium
OLLIE WATKINS scored his 13th Premier League goal of the season to seal a hard-fought victory and cap a good week for the west Midlanders.
Watkins’s 49th minute strike was the difference between the two sides, meaning the England striker has now scored six goals across seven Premier League appearances against his former team.
Keen to finish in the top four for two years in a row, Unai Emery’s Villa came into the match aiming for a second win this week on the back of an excellent Champions League victory over Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadium.
