On Thursday night, with his goal to open the scoring in the victory against Lille (2-1) in the quarterfinals of the Conference League, Watkins became the first player to reach 25 goals in the same season for the Villans since Dwight Yorke achieved it in the 1995-96 season.
He said, "I'm happy to score and help the team. But I should have left the field with two goals."
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Aston Villa's all-time top scorers:
1) Peter Withe: 86 goals in 212 games
2) Gabriel Agbonlahor: 86 goals in 391
3) Dwight Yorke: 84 goals in 262 games
4) Johnny Dixon: 71 sips in 176 games
5) Gary Shaw: 71 goals in 185 games
6) Ollie Watkins: 68 goals in 160 games
7) Tony Hateley: 62 goals in 111 games
8) Andy Gray: 62 goals in 177 games
9) Juan Pablo ngel: 62 goals in 205 games
10) Dion Dublin: 57 goals in 189 games