Watkins hattrick helps Aston Villa destroy Brighton 6-1

Aston Villa humiliated Brighton 6-1 at Villa Park as the big hero was Ollie Watkins, who scored a hattrick and also gave an assist.

Aston Villa’s fifth straight Premier League win against Brighton ✅ pic.twitter.com/X1ErOaaMup

— Premier League (@premierleague) September 30, 2023

The Villains had a 3-0 lead after the 1^st half. Ollie Watkins netted the first 2 goals in the match in the 14^th and 21^st minute as Pervis Estupinan scored an own goal in the 26^th minute for the 3-0 home side lead after the 1^st 45 minutes.

Watkins secured his hattrick in the 65^th minute when the result became 4-1 for Villa, and the forward assisted Jacob Ramsey, who scored for 5-1 in the 85^th minute. Douglas Luiz scored the last goal in the clash in the 97^th minute to make the day for the Seagulls fans even worse.

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Aston Villa is in 3^rd place with 15 points after 7 matches, while Brighton is in 4^th place with the same number of points after the same number of games but with a worse goal difference after today’s humiliation in Birmingham.

Aston Villa have won 10 consecutive home games for the first time ever in the Premier League:

◉ 1-0
◉ 3-0
◉ 2-0
◉ 3-0
◉ 1-0
◉ 2-1
◉ 2-1
◉ 4-0
◉ 3-1
◉ 6-1

Unai Emery’s side make history at Villa Park in style. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Kl6PRoaqr4

— Squawka (@Squawka) September 30, 2023