Ollie Watkins settles a hard-fought encounter against his former club Brentford as Aston Villa boost their hopes of a top-four Premier League finish.

Aston Villa scrapped to a 1-0 win at Brentford on Saturday as Unai Emery's side close the gap on the top four. WATCH – Full match replay On his return to his former club Ollie Watkins was the difference as he scored early in the second half to silence the boos from the home fans.

Ollie Watkins returned to haunt old club Brentford once more as Aston Villa closed on the Premier League's top four with a 1-0 win in west London on Saturday.After progressing to the FA Cup quarter-finals last weekend,

A second-half goal from Ollie Watkins against his former team proved to be the difference as Aston Villa picked up a much-needed Premier League victory over Brentford. Villa ran out 1-0 winners at the Gtech Community Stadium courtesy of Watkins’ strike on 49-minutes to give Unai Emery’s side just a second league win in eight games.

Ollie Watkins once again tormented his former club, Brentford, scoring the only goal in Aston Villa’s 1-0 victory as Unai Emery’s side moved

Aston Villa closed the gap to the top four in the Premier League, edging to a narrow win over Brentford thanks to Ollie Watkins.

Thomas Frank spoke to Sky Sports after Brentford's defeat against Aston Villa: "They went 1-0 up, getting the margin you need, via a deflection. From that moment to Ollie Watkins' [second half] chance,

It proved to be a disappointing Saturday evening for Brentford, who delivered a rare flat display on home soil against Aston Villa. While the Bees applied some late pressure, they only had three shots on target to show for their efforts.

The Premier League released statements for three contentious refereeing incidents during Aston Villa’s 1-0 win away at Brentford.