GALLERY: Villa take on Watford

Aston Villa began their 2021/22 Premier League campaign against Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday. 

The top flight new boys wasted little time setting about the visitors, taking the lead after ten minutes. 

And backed by a raucous home crowd, they went 3-0 up before John McGinn and Danny Ings scored as Villa looked to pull off an improbable comeback.

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