Ollie Watkins made Aston Villa history on Saturday, becoming the club’s leading all-time Premier League goalscorer.
A 75th top-flight goal in claret and blue took the England frontman clear of Gabby Agbonlahor’s tally of 74, as he guided Morgan Rogers’ cross home to seal a 1-0 win on the road at the Vitality Stadium over Bournemouth.
Watkins has proved a prolific and often unstoppable threat in the final third for the Villans since arriving from Brentford in 2020, with Saturday’s strike meaning he has now notched 30 goal involvements in all competitions in back-to-back campaigns.
Here, we take a deeper look into the numbers and statistics behind his record Premier League goals haul for Aston Villa…
What he's scored
With 75 goals in 182 league games, Watkins has a goals-per-game rate of 0.41. He's scored two hat-tricks - against Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion - and six braces against Arsenal, Newcastle, Fulham, Luton, Brentford and Everton.
Goals - 75
Games - 182
Goals per game - 0.41
Hat-tricks - 2
Braces - 6
How he's scored
Unsuprisingly, the majority of his Premier League goals have come with his right foot, with him netting the exact same number of goals with his head and left boot...
Right foot - 43
Left foot - 16
Head - 16
Where he's scored
Ollie has marginally more goals on home soil than he does away from Villa Park, with five penalty goals from seven taken.
Interestingly, he has scored just one Premier League goal from outside the penalty area - a chip at Stamford Bridge in a 2-0 win in April 2023 - with the remaining 74 coming inside the box, making for an average goal distance of 12.65 yards.
Villa Park - 40
Away from home - 35
Inside the box - 74
Outside the box - 1
Penalties - 5
Average distance - 12.65 yards
Who he's scored against
Of Watkins' 75 Premier League goals, he's scored the most (seven) against Brighton, with six each against Arsenal, Brentford and Liverpool. To date, Ollie has only failed to score against one side currently in the Premier League, Manchester United.
Brighton & Hove Albion - 7
Arsenal - 6
Brentford - 6
Liverpool - 6
Everton - 5
Fulham - 5
Newcastle United - 5
Southampton - 4
West Ham United - 4
Crystal Palace - 3
Tottenham Hotspur - 3
Bournemouth - 2
Burnley - 2
Chelsea - 2
Ipswich Town - 2
Leicester City - 2
Luton Town - 2
Manchester City - 2
Norwich City - 2
Nottingham Forest - 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers - 2
Sheffield United - 1
