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'Fuming' Ollie Watkins sends message to Unai Emery after Champions League snub as Aston Villa star delivers emphatic response in Newcastle thumping

Ollie Watkins revealed he was fuming after being left out of the starting line-up for both of Aston Villa's recent Champions League games.

Unai Emery's side bowed out of the competition after a 5-4 defeat on aggregate by PSG, while Watkins was usurped by Marcus Rashford up front and played less than 30 minutes across two legs.

However, Watkins responded on the pitch on Saturday, scoring and assisting in Villa's 4-1 thumping of Newcastle which saw them move up to sixth place.

The England international became the first ever Villa player to score 15 or more goals in three consecutive Premier League seasons.