Premier League Player of the Week: Watkins impresses in Aston Villa victory

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/watkins-ollie/rHnOkDD8/"]Ollie Watkins[/a] played a starring role in his side's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/liverpool-lId4TMwf/?mid=AyZEYQVH"]4-2 win over Liverpool[/a], helping to secure Champions League football for next season.[/p][p]The Englishman played a part in three second-half goals, scoring two himself before setting up teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcginn-john/rgGnzD2e/"]John McGinn[/a] in the dying stages of the match.[/p][p]Watkins was Villa's key attacking outlet throughout the evening and registered a match-high six shots and 10 touches in the opposition box - while also taking his tally to 19 goals for the season in all competitions.[/p][p]His performance earned a 9.3 Flashscore rating, making Watkins our Premier League Player of the Week![/p][image alt="Watkins v Liverpool" id="ef446826-cc5d-4f33-8f6b-7d46467a7255" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform / Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers" guid="f4b786e1-3431-4876-8e28-2e587721ef22" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Aston Villa are next in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=zLXUefTr"]league action against Manchester City[/a], but first [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/freiburg-fiEQZ7C7/?mid=IefockNE"]face Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday, 20th May.[/a][/p]