Aston Villa striker Watkins delighted to prove record-breaker in win at Chelsea

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2 Apr 2023 • 8:13 AM MYT
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Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins was delighted with his record-breaking goal in victory at Chelsea.

Watkins struck first at Stamford Bridge, latching on to Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella's backwards header to lob home, before John McGinn's second-half drive put the game out of reach for the home side.

Watkins later said: "I think we're compact and solid and definitely hard to break down."

On becoming the first villa player to score in five consecutive Premier League away games, he stated: "I didn't actually know that until Emi Buendia told me before the game. I had no idea what he was on about.

"Obviously I'm delighted, I'm happy that I'm scoring and it's helping the team to win. All round a good day.

"Each game I'm thinking about how I can help the team by scoring goals and creating chances for my team-mates. Every game I'm trying to be the best I can be.

"I think you saw we stole the ball a few times on the transition. We probably should have buried the game in the first half I think.

"I think we deserve that win so credit for the boys.

"On Tuesday we've got Leicester, a good team who are not playing well at the moment. But this is the Premier League, everyone can beat everyone."

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