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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to Watkins interview"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-03-26T16:15:43Z"
modified: "2021-03-26T16:15:43Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react to Watkins interview

**Plenty of Aston Villa fans have been reacting to the [club’s official Twitter post](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1375205709529419776) on striker Ollie Watkins.**

The 25-year-old, who was [called up by Gareth Southgate last week](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/18/watkins-lingard-shaw-and-stones-england-squad-gareth-southgate), made his first England appearance on Thursday evening against San Marino.

[Watkins came on for Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1516255/Live/International-FIFA-World-Cup-2021-2022-England-San-Marino) at Wembley just after the hour mark and [netted the Three Lions’ fifth goal with seven minutes remaining](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1516255/Live/International-FIFA-World-Cup-2021-2022-England-San-Marino) to cap a memorable debut.

The Villa man received the ball on the edge of the area before taking a touch and unleashing a shot into the far corner.

Shortly after the game, Watkins, Villa’s [club-record signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transferrekorde/verein/405), gave a brilliant interview to [ITV](https://twitter.com/itvfootball). He labelled the moment as a ‘dream’, with the [clip being viewed over 175,000 times](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1375205709529419776).

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### Villa fans react

Aston Villa posted the interview on their [official Twitter page](https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1375205709529419776) on Thursday evening, which as to be expected, had plenty of Villa supporters talking.

These Villa fans were buzzing for the forward…

**“When we finally get to see this guy in front of a full Villa Park crowd it will be an absolute joy. The roof will be blown off!”**

[Credit: @NeilWhelan](https://twitter.com/NeilWhelan/status/1375232453380562946)

**“The tears in his eyes”**

[Credit: @LukeKing\_](https://twitter.com/LukeKing_/status/1375205870779400199)

**“So proud of our Ollie”**

[Credit: @clare247](https://twitter.com/clare247/status/1375207713295233030)

**“Great goal for a great lad and lovely to see a player showing how proud he is to wear the shirt“**

[Credit: @shendo007](https://twitter.com/shendo007/status/1375217349184348164)

**“Couldn’t have happened to a more nicer bloke. Top top man Ollie”**

[Credit: @VillaVisionBen](https://twitter.com/VillaVisionBen/status/1375214183688601606)

**“Simply love the lad”**

[Credit: @sporty169](https://twitter.com/sporty169/status/1375214563755446276)

***In other news: Club ready to listen to offers for attacker with Dean Smith not convinced, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-club-to-listen-to-wesley-offers/).***