Reaching 75 Premier League goals for Villa is a moment to celebrate the 29-year-old striker - and reflect on his importance

Lucas Digne and Amadou Onana were among Aston Villa players to react to Ollie Watkins' announcement on social media.

I’ll get at players and hopefully on a good day I’ll create a lot of chances and maybe score some goals.”Those were the words of an 18-year-old Ollie Watkins after being rewarded with his

Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins has his sights set on two huge goals, taking the club back to the Champions League and cementing his place in Villa’s legendary 100 Club.

Ollie Watkins says Villa are ready to leave everything on the pitch with their marathon season set to come down to the wire.

Arsenal have a couple of striking targets on their radar, including Newcastle United hitman Alexander Isak, who is Mikel Arteta’s preferred candidate for the centre-forward role. Signing the Sweden international will cost around £150m, and he is expected to stay with the Magpies if they qualify for the Champions League.

Ollie Watkins broke Gabby Agbonlahor's Aston Villa goal-scoring record in the win over Bournemouth at the weekend - just a few months after Arsenal tried to sign him

While he's still some way off Aston Villa's all-time top scorer Billy Walker - who netted 244 goals between 1920 and 1934 - Ollie Watkins has now become the club's record Premier League goalscorer, with 75 goals in 182 league appearances.

OLLIE WATKINS has wed long-term partner Ellie  – ten months after the most romantic of proposals. The England and Aston Villa striker, 29, got engaged to the 28-year-old at Italy’s