Aston Villa appear to have overcome their slow start to the season and back-to-back wins means they travel to Rotterdam tonight in confident mood. Unai Emery’s side finally showed a bit of swagger in the 3-1 defeat of Fulham on Sunday with Ollie Watkins among the goalscorers.

Aston Villa and Ollie Watkins both broke their barren spells as Unai Emery’s side claimed their first win of the Premier League season and the striker bagged his first goal in nine games.Watkins’

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Aston Villa captain John McGinn said he hoped forward Ollie Watkins had silenced his critics after his first goal of the season inspired the hosts to a 3-1 comeback victory against Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

While they went behind early on through Raul Jimenez, Aston Villa responded in fine fashion. Goals from Ollie Watkins, John McGinn and Emi Buendia sealed all three points for the side, as some of their stars looked back to their best.

Aston Villa captain John McGinn hopes Ollie Watkins has "shut a few people up" after breaking a long goal drought in the win over Fulham.

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Ollie Watkins, who signed for Villa under Smith in 2020 after playing for him at Brentford, joined the West Midlands club after they’d only escaped relegation from the top-flight on the final day of the campaign prior. Since then, he’s taken them to new heights with double figures in each and every one of his top-flight seasons.