Aston Villa

Aston Villa

4th in English Premier League
Ollie Watkins eyeing England World Cup spot after 'toughest' season of career Ollie Watkins eyeing England World Cup spot after 'toughest' season of career

Ollie Watkins is determined to earn a place in England's World Cup squad as the Aston Villa striker looks to end the toughest season of his career on a high.

Premier League players out of contract: Who could leave your team on a free this summer? Premier League players out of contract: Who could leave your team on a free this summer?

ESPN takes a look at the players who are out of contract in 2026 across all 20 Premier League clubs.

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Why missing Champions League can boost Premier League teams: What data shows Why missing Champions League can boost Premier League teams: What data shows

The UEFA Champions League is the pinnacle of club soccer, but maybe for Premier League teams, it's just an extra headache?

Watkins delivers halftime wakeup call in Aston Villa win Watkins delivers halftime wakeup call in Aston Villa win

Ollie Watkins said he had to give his Aston Villa teammates a halftime wakeup call en route to their 3-1 first-leg Europa League quarter-final victory over Bologna.

Europa League and Conference League: Villa, Palace both win as Forest draw at Porto - as it happened Europa League and Conference League: Villa, Palace both win as Forest draw at Porto - as it happened

Two goals from Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to a 3-1 win at Bologna in their Europa League quarterfinal first leg on Thursday -- the standout result in a strong night for Premier League sides in Europe.

Aston Villa in control after Watkins brace against Bologna Aston Villa in control after Watkins brace against Bologna

Ollie Watkins' second-half brace helped give Aston Villa a comfortable 3-1 lead over Bologna heading into next week's Europa League quarterfinal second leg at Villa Park.

Emery says Aston Villa 'responsible' to win due to history Emery says Aston Villa 'responsible' to win due to history

Unai Emery said Aston Villa's history gives him a responsibility to succeed in Europe ahead of their Europa League quarterfinal first-leg clash with Bologna.

Premier League without set-piece goals: What would the table look like? Premier League without set-piece goals: What would the table look like?

We crunched the numbers on what the Premier League standings would look like without set-piece goals. Here's how Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea, Man City and others would place.

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

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

Premier League Power Rankings: Arsenal down, Man City up based on performance Premier League Power Rankings: Arsenal down, Man City up based on performance

ESPN's Premier League Power Rankings return to look at all 20 teams: Why did Arsenal drop while Man City replaced them?

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 32 +38 70
2 Manchester City 30 +32 61
3 Manchester United 31 +13 55
4 Aston Villa 31 +5 54
5 Liverpool 31 +8 49
6 Chelsea 31 +15 48
7 Brentford 32 +4 47
8 Everton 32 +2 47
9 Brighton & Hove A.. 32 +6 46
10 AFC Bournemouth 32 -1 45
11 Fulham 31 -1 44
12 Sunderland 31 -4 43
13 Newcastle United 31 -1 42
14 Crystal Palace 30 -2 39
15 Leeds United 31 -11 33
16 Nottingham Forest 31 -12 32
17 West Ham United 32 -17 32
18 Tottenham Hotspur 31 -10 30
19 Burnley 32 -30 20
20 Wolverhampton Wan.. 32 -34 17
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
11 Ollie Watkins 9 30 1
27 Morgan Rogers 8 31 5
10 Emiliano Buend.. 5 29 2

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
27 Morgan Rogers 5 31 8
12 Lucas Digne 4 26 0
8 Youri Tieleman.. 4 18 0