Emery 'so grateful' for Watkins as striker fires Villa past Cherries and into Europe

England international Watkins moved on to 75 top-flight strikes for Villa - one more than Gabriel Agbonlahor - by securing Saturday evening's 1-0 win at Bournemouth.

MAIN MAN: Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins (left) celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game with Jacob Ramsey during the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Saturday May 10, 2025.

Bournemouth 0 Aston Villa 1 

Unai Emery admitted he is "so, so grateful" to manage Ollie Watkins after the forward became Aston Villa's outright record Premier League goalscorer to fire the club into Europe.