Ollie Watkins is ‘finished’ – Aston Villa fans explode after what they saw vs Leeds
Unai Emery is facing increasing pressure to drop one player from the starting XI after his performance against Leeds.
Aston Villa travelled to Leeds having won five of their past six Premier League matches, and they continued their fine run with victory at Elland Road.
An error from Emi Martinez gifted Leeds and Lukas Nmecha the opening goal of the game within eight minutes.
Morgan Rogers, who signed a new Aston Villa contract recently, netted an equaliser early in the second half before scoring a superb free-kick to earn Emery’s side all three points.
Ollie Watkins is ‘unrecognisable’ after Leeds display
Ollie Watkins has been struggling for form at Aston Villa this season, and fans have started to turn against Emery for continuing to pick the 29-year-old.
Donyell Malen’s performance for the Netherlands during the international break meant fans wanted the 26-year-old to start over Watkins at Elland Road.
Malen came off the bench at half-time to grab the assist for Rogers’ equaliser, and the forward looked more threatening than Watkins in the match.
Aston Villa supporters believe it is time now for Watkins to be dropped to the bench, with growing concerns over his form.