A hat-trick from England striker Ollie Watkins fired Aston Villa to a sensational 6-1 thrashing of high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion within the Premier League on Saturday.
Brighton travelled to the Midlands having solely misplaced as soon as all season, however they had been put to the sword by a rampant Villa aspect within the first half, with a Watkins double and Pervis Estupinan personal purpose catapulting the hosts right into a 3-0 lead by half time.
Substitute Ansu Fati’s first purpose since signing on mortgage from Barcelona early within the second half gave the guests some hope, however Watkins’ third put the sport to mattress within the sixty fifth minute.
Jacob Ramsey and Douglas Luiz added to the humiliation with two late objectives to crown one other advantageous victory for Villa, who transfer as much as fourth within the Premier League standings on 15 factors, degree with Brighton in third.