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Ollie Watkins responds to England snub with goal as Aston Villa beat West Ham

Watkins saw his World Cup dreams suffer a big blow on Friday when he was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s squad.

Ollie Watkins scored for Villa (Nick Potts/PA)

Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 - 16:24

Jonathan Veal, PA

Aston Villa 2 West Ham 0

Ollie Watkins fired the perfect response to his England snub by helping Aston Villa to a 2-0 win over West Ham.

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