Brighton dominate 10-man Villa
Brighton start their season with an emphatic win at home against Europa League winners Aston Villa, with four first-half goals.
Aston Villa's manager, Unai Emery, provided a vague response when questioned about the absence of striker Ollie Watkins from the team's lineup for their recent Premier League loss to Brighton. Watkins did not accompany the team to the Amex Stadium as Brighton secured a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. The England international had only recently returned from a summer break following the World Cup.
Additionally, Watkins is reportedly under consideration by Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, who have made at least one unsuccessful bid to sign him. During a post-match press conference, Emery was asked for the reason behind Watkins' non-inclusion in the Villa squad. Emery replied, "This question is for him," and asked if he could contact Watkins directly.
Emery was then told, "Can you call him and ask him a question?" Emery responded by saying, "I can only answer it by silence."
Written by urgent.news from Daily Post Nigeria's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Brighton thrash 10-man Villa in opener adomonline.com
- EPL: What Unai Emery said about Watkins’ absence after Aston Villa’s defeat to Brighton dailypost.ng
- Hurzeler hails Brighton man’s ‘step forward’ after his side demolish Aston Villa sports.yahoo.com
- EPL: Brighton thrash 10-man Villa 4-0 in season opener punchng.com
- Brighton dominate 10-man Villa bbc.co.uk
