Aston Villa have suffered a fresh injury blow as Amadou Onana was forced off against Arsenal. The midfielder left the pitch in the 36th minute just after Villa fell 1-0 behind. Gabriel Martinelli scored at the far post following a cross from Leandro Trossard.
Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the 51st minute as he finished past Jordan Pickford having been picked out by Morgan Rogers with a perfect through ball. It was Villa's first win on the road in the league since beating Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage nearly three months ago.
Amadou Onana bafflingly stayed on the pitch for Aston Villa as they clashed with Everton at Goodison Park to disbelief on Sky Sports.
Amadou Onana was nearly sent off for Aston Villa in the win at Everton and ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett has reacted to the incident.
Amadou Onana has quietly been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League for some time now. The Belgium international joined Aston Villa from Everton over the summer and has been a huge part of their European resurgence and slow rise back up the Premier League table.
Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers has taken to social media to respond to Amadou Onana after their 2-1 win over West Ham.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has selected his side to take on Arsenal in the Premier League (5:30pm kick-off)
Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana was proud to score in their FA Cup win against West Ham. The win marked the 150th anniversary of Aston Villa 's founding. Onana later told VillaTV: “It was really special. That’s the right way to celebrate it for the fans. I think we needed a win.
Amadou Onana scored the equaliser for Aston Villa in their FA Cup Third Round win over West Ham United at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon
Aston Villa travel to north London to face Arsenal in what will be a massive test for Unai Emery’s side in the Premier League. The Gunners have not lost any of their last 13 home games in the top
Graham Potter 's tenure at West Ham got off to the perfect start as his side rapidly took the lead inside just 10 minutes, when Lucas Paqueta superbly finished a thrilling counter-attacking move, but the mood quickly soured as minutes later Niclas Fullkrug, who played a part in the goal, was forced off with a suspected hamstring injury.
Arsenal face Aston Villa in the Premier League with the hosts looking to keep up the pressure on Liverpool.Arsenal’s win over Spurs in midweek but the gap at the top to just four points, and while Liverpool do have a game in hand,