Where was Watkins? 'Ask him,' Villa boss says

Ollie Watkins was absent from Aston Villa's opening Premier League match, a 4-0 defeat to Brighton, with manager Unai Emery refusing to explain the striker's absence and deflecting questions back to Watkins himself. The England forward has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League and reportedly chose to sit out the game. Watkins has scored 91 goals in 221 Premier League appearances for Villa and played in their 3-0 Europa League final victory over Freiburg last season.