Aston Villa boss Dean Smith was full of praise for match-winner Ollie Watkins following the 1-0 victory over Arsenal and said he was not surprised by the impact the striker has made so far at Premier League level. Villa paid a club-record fee, reported to be £28million potentially rising to £33m, to sign Watkins from Smith's former club Brentford in September after the 24-year-old scored 26 Championship goals in 2019-20. His second-minute effort in Saturday's 1-0 contest at Villa Park was his 10th league goal of this season, and fourth in five games. Smith said of Watkins: "I think every week we're speaking very well of his performance, and that's what he brings to the team....
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