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Tottenham vs Aston Villa: How Ollie Watkins can exploit Van de Ven-less Spurs

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Tottenham vs Aston Villa: How Ollie Watkins can exploit Van de Ven-less Spurs At surface level, this just looks like another normal Ollie Watkins season. He’s playing plenty, scoring plenty and contributing plenty. With five goals and two assists from the first nine games, he once again rates as one of the most productive and dangerous players in the Premier League.But ...

Aston Villa Season Preview: Key Player, Signing to Watch, Predicted Finish and Betting Tip

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Aston Villa Season Preview: Key Player, Signing to Watch, Predicted Finish and Betting Tip Aston Villa are next up in our 2024/25 Premier League season preview as we look back at their 2023/24 campaign, pick out the key player, the signing to watch, predict where they'll finish and make a betting tip via oddschecker.2023/24 Season RoundupLast season was one to remember for Aston Villa. In...

Why Villa hitman Watkins deserves to win player of the season

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Why Villa hitman Watkins deserves to win player of the season There’s no such thing as a drab interview with Emi Martinez, but even for his standards, the sermon he delivered after Aston Villa’s epic 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday was pretty spicy.I think Ollie [Watkins] should win Player of the Season, said Martinez, despite not actually being...

FPL Gameweek 26 Tips: Who to replace your Liverpool assets?

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FPL Gameweek 26 Tips: Who to replace your Liverpool assets? With Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all missing out on gameweek 26 in Fantasy Premier League as a result of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final between the former two sides, we’ve taken a look at a Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder and Forward to potentially bring in your team.David Raya - Arsen...

Watkins thriving with the responsibility of being Aston Villa's main man

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Watkins thriving with the responsibility of being Aston Villa's main man Ollie Watkins is in an exclusive club in the Premier League this season. He’s the only player to have scored five goals and chipped in with five assists.The likes of Erling Haaland (9), Mohamed Salah and Heung-Min Son (both 7) have scored more than the Aston Villa No.11 but only Salah (11) can...

Villa hitman leapfrogs Man City and Arsenal pair to top of form rankings

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Villa hitman leapfrogs Man City and Arsenal pair to top of form rankings Aston Villa and Manchester City are the two main teams on the form standings with three players apiece following key wins over Newcastle and Leicester, respectively, last weekend. Arsenal, Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Brighton are also represented as we run through the top 10.10. Erling Haaland (Ma...

Throwback Thursday: The season which convinced Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins

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Throwback Thursday: The season which convinced Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins In this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday, we look at the season which convinced Aston Villa to sign Ollie Watkins, after the forward continued his fine form of late, which has seen him jump to the second most in-form player in Europe’s top five leagues for the last six appearances.Wa...

Liverpool dominate Premier League team of the week following demolition of Leeds

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Liverpool dominate Premier League team of the week following demolition of Leeds This week’s team of the week is dominated by Liverpool after they thrashed Leeds 6-1 in the final Premier League game of the weekend. Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham and Manchester City are also represented.Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea) – 7.66Chelsea are...

Free-scoring Arsenal winger tops Premier League form standings

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Free-scoring Arsenal winger tops Premier League form standings There's a new player atop the Premier League form rankings, with Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa all boasting two players each in the top 10. Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Brighton are also represented as we run through the standings.10. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa) - 7.42Th...

Watkins flourishing as Aston Villa's primary goal threat

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Watkins flourishing as Aston Villa's primary goal threat Prior to the World Cup, Ollie Watkins had just two Premier League goals for Aston Villa to his name this season. The former Brentford attacker, who had netted a combined 25 goals in his two full seasons in the English top-flight, was struggling to replicate the form that had seen him earn a place in...