Ollie Watkins settles a hard-fought encounter against his former club Brentford as Aston Villa boost their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish.

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins returned to haunt his old club Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday, scoring the only goal of the game to boost his side's push to qualify for Europe next season.Watkins,

A second-half goal from Ollie Watkins against his former team proved to be the difference as Aston Villa picked up a much-needed Premier League victory over Brentford. Villa ran out 1-0 winners at the Gtech Community Stadium courtesy of Watkins’ strike on 49-minutes to give Unai Emery’s side just a second league win in eight games.

Report and free match highlights as Aston Villa beat Brentford in the Premier League; Ollie Watkins scores against former club for the sixth time in six games since leaving in 2020; Morgan Rogers has goal ruled out by VAR for offside;

Aston Villa suffered a 4-1 defeat against Crystal Palace on Tuesday and Unai Emery's side were frustrated when Morgan Rogers' first-half goal was disallowed due to Ollie Watkins being offside

Ollie Watkins returned to haunt former club Brentford with the decisive strike as Aston Villa recorded a 1-0 win at the Gtech Community Stadium.

Ollie Watkins returned to haunt old club Brentford once more as Aston Villa closed on the Premier League's top four with a 1-0 win in west London on Saturday. After progressing to the FA Cup quarter-finals last weekend,