Aston Villa move into the top six with victory against Nottingham Forest

Watkins struck his ninth goal in the last 11 games at the death after Bertrand Traore had opened the scoring early in the second half.
Aston Villa move into the top six with victory against Nottingham Forest

MARKSMAN: Ollie Watkins celebrates his late second (Joe Giddens/PA)

Aston Villa 2 Nottingham Forest 0

Ollie Watkins’ hot streak continued as Aston Villa moved into the Premier League’s top six with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, whose manager Steve Cooper’s job remains under threat.

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