Ollie Watkins had a moment to forget in Aston Villa's UEFA Champions League clash with Celtic as a shocking slip saw him sky a penalty over the crossbar.
Watkins went on to score a decisive third goal, his first in the Champions League, before missing a penalty against Celtic, with Morgan Rogers' hat-trick helping them through
In today's Premier League rumors, Arsenal to bid again for Ollie Watkins, Tyler Dibling linked with Bayern Munich and Steven Gerrard set to leave Al-Ettifaq.
Aston Villa rejected an approach from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins ahead of a dramatic end to the January transfer window
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins shared a message on social media after beating Celtic in the Champions League amid Arsenal speculation.
Arsenal would ‘prefer’ to sign two alternative strikers to Ollie Watkins but have ‘panicked’ in the final week of the transfer window, according to former Gunners midfielder Emmanuel Petit. The north London club are considering making a second offer for England international Watkins after seeing their opening £60m bid rejected by Aston Villa.
Aston Villa and Celtic have potential automatic qualification to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 up for grabs.
How does Ollie Watkins compare with Arsenal's current options? We crunch the numbers to see how the England international has fared in front of goal.
Aston Villa will book a handsome profit on the sale of Jhon Duran to Saudi side Al-Nassr when the move is completed amid talk linking Arsenal with a move for Ollie Watkins
Watkins ignored the speculation over his future as he rescued Villa with a clinical second-half strike to restore their advantage.
The futures of both Jhon Duran and Ollie Watkins are up in the air after reported transfer bids, which overshadowed Aston Villa's win.