Emery threw Villa's game plan out of the window when he brought on Duran, and his team were punished against Spurs ...

Virgil van Dijk and Liverpool face Ollie Watkins and Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday night in the Premier League.

Virgil van Dijk insists he is not 'bitter' about facing England nemesis Ollie Watkins for the first time since the Aston Villa striker broke his heart at Euro 2024 ...

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has no hangover from the Netherlands’ Euro 2024 semi-final exit to England as he prepares ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is still struggling to play both Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran in the same line-up; loss to ...

JOSE MOURINHO snubbed the chance to sign Ollie Watkins at Tottenham, because he cost too much money. Watkins, 28, has become one of the Premier League's top strikers at Aston Villa, with 48 goal ...

At least, that was, until the arrival of Ollie Watkins and Noni Madueke. Instantly, there was pace, incision and surprise. England looked like scoring every time they attacked and, with Watkins ...

But one thing is for sure. Lee Carsley’s team looked far more threatening after Ollie Watkins replaced Harry Kane in Sunday’s win in Helsinki. In a cameo lasting little over 20 minutes ...

Watkins was available at the time from Brentford, though eventually would sign for Aston Villa. Speaking on Sky Sports, Pleat ...

while – depending on the fitness of Morgan Rogers after the attacker picked up a knock at Spurs – Jhon Duran could replace Ollie Watkins. Duran was named in the starting XI for Villa’s last ...

Watkins came on as a substitute and teed up Bellingham but was again consigned to the bench when Kane was fit enough to return against Finland on Sunday. The 28-year-old replaced the captain in ...

However, for Aston Villa and Unai Emery, the task of balancing Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran is growing more difficult by the day. The second-half collapse against Tottenham was the latest audition ...