"Ollie Watkins called Aston Villa's win at home to third-bottom West Ham 'massive' after the striker scored for the first time in seven Premier League matches to help the fourth-placed side move a point behind Manchester United."
"'All the teams around us played before and dropped points, so we knew the job at hand,' Watkins said, referencing defeats for Liverpool and Chelsea immediately below the Villans and a draw for United at Bournemouth."
"'We have a LOT of work to do,' Nuno Espirito Santo admits the better side came out on top as the relegation battle at the bottom of the Premier League intensifies."
Aston Villa secured a crucial victory against West Ham, ending a three-match losing streak in the Premier League. Ollie Watkins scored his first goal in seven matches, helping Villa move to fourth place, just one point behind Manchester United. Captain John McGinn opened the scoring with a long-range shot. Despite a penalty being overturned by VAR, Villa capitalized on other teams' dropped points. They are now six points ahead of Chelsea, while West Ham remains in the relegation zone, needing to improve their goal difference.
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