Claret Blue and Green
Watkins said being left out of Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man squad for March’s friendlies provided “fuel in your belly to prove what you can do and prove people wrong”.He only scored once in his first 19 games of the season in all competitions.Despite a campaign that he admits has “not been the most plain sailing", Watkins continued his impressive streak of having reached 10 or more league goals in a season for 10 straight campaigns.In April, he became the first Villa player for 66 years to reach 100 goals for the club.The Torquay-born forward’s finest moment in an England shirt came when he scored a well-taken stoppage-time winner against the Netherlands to put England into the Euro 2024 final.He has only won a total of 20 caps since his 2021 debut, scoring six goals.
