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Aston Villa’s Watkins closing in on Sterling and Aubameyang

Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins is fast closing in on an English football goals mark currently held by Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Englishman found the net for Dean Smith’s men as they silenced Bristol City 3-0 in Thursday’s Carabao Cup fixture.

With strikes from Anwar El-Ghazi and Bertrand Traore handing the Premier League outfit a commanding 2-0 lead at half-time, the 24-year-old came off the bench to seal the victory for the visitors, who will now face Stoke City in the next round of the competition.