Ollie Watkins Scores Winning Goal And Upsets Home Fans As High-flying Villa Beats Brentford 2-1 – News18

BRENTFORD, England: Ollie Watkins scored the winner and upset followers at his former membership together with his purpose celebrations as Aston Villa beat Brentford 2-1 to provisionally transfer second within the Premier League.

Villa is one level behind chief Arsenal and a degree above third-place Liverpool, which hosts Manchester United later Sunday.

Late targets from Alex Moreno and Watkins secured a dramatic late victory for Unai Emery’s excessive-flying Villa at Brentford after Bees defender Ben Mee had been despatched off 20 minutes from time.

Keane Lewis-Potter had opened the scoring for the hosts at Gtech Community Stadium however the sport turned on its head after Mee was dismissed for flying into Leon Bailey within the 71st minute — referee David Coote upgrading to a purple card after seeing the incident on the pitchside monitor.

Moreno equalized within the 77th minute with Watkins finishing the turnaround eight minutes later, earlier than Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara was additionally proven a purple card deep into stoppage time for violent conduct.

Watkins’ winner got here after Jacob Ramsey’s nook obtained a lucky flick-on and former Brentford striker Watkins headed residence earlier than celebrating in entrance of his outdated followers.

The celebration brought on an on-discipline melee, with the referee brandishing yellow playing cards to Villa’s Ezri Konsa and Brentford’s Saman Ghoddos earlier than Kamara was dismissed following a scuffle with Yehor Yarmoliuk.

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