Ollie Watkins has attracted interest from across the Premier League, with Aston Villa reluctant to sell the England star before managing to source a replacement

Aston Villa wrapped up their pre-season preparations with a 2-0 win over Villarreal at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday night. Just over 24 hours after facing Marseille in France, Unai Emery returned to his former club and saw his side secure victory thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins and Emi Buendia.

Unai Emery has named his Aston Villa starting XI to face Newcastle United in the Premier League. It’s the club’s first game of the new league campaign, and they’ll be looking to start strongly in front of the home fans at Villa Park.

Ollie Watkins has netted five goals in the pre-season as he continues to build momentum ahead of Aston Villa's English Premier League 2025-26 campaign opener against Newcastle United

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins says they're well prepared for the Premier League kickoff. Watkins was speaking after their preseason win against Villarreal . Both the England international and Emi Buendia struck for the 2-0 win, with Watkins later saying: “It was a really good game.

Unai Emery's Aston Villa lost 2-0 at Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday Ollie Watkins was one of four Villa players subbed off by Emery at half-time LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off!

Manchester United are mulling over a move for Ollie Watkins, and it's now emerged how the Aston Villa striker feels about the prospect of joining the Red Devils this summer