Aston Villa

Watkins ends goal drought as Villa beat West Ham

Ollie Watkins ends his six-game goal drought, as Aston Villa win 2-0 over relegation-threatened West Ham United.

Watkins gives Tuchel timely reminder as World Cup hopes still alive

Ollie Watkins is not in Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad, leaving his World Cup hopes in the balance - but scoring for Aston Villa on Sunday might change that.

What is the impact of Leicester's 'gut-wrenching' defeat?

BBC Sport assesses how damaging Leicester's 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa is for their survival chances in the Women's Super League.

Leicester relegation fears grow as Villa battle back to win

Leicester City remain at the bottom of the WSL table after Aston Villa mount a come back from one goal down to win 2-1 at King Power Stadium.

'He's a fighter' - Emery backs Watkins after England omission

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has high praise for goalscorer Ollie Watkins, who was left out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad this week, as they beat West Ham 2-0.

Unfocused West Ham were not good enough - Nuno

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo admits Aston Villa were the better team, while his side were unable to find their focus and get comfortable as they lost 2-0 at Villa Park.

Ollie Watkins puts seal on Villa’s win over West Ham after England omission

While Ollie Watkins gave the most articulate response to his omission from the England squad with the second-half goal that consolidated Aston Villa’s place in the Premier League’s top four, the most rousing noise around Villa Park arrived when Youri Tielemans replaced John McGinn a minute earlier. Most of the stadium took to their feet and cheered the Belgian’s name more loudly than anyone else’s as he made his return after two months out with an ankle injury. On a day when McGinn, Villa’s insp

WSL latest: Leicester beaten late on by Villa as relegation worries deepen