Premier League: Decoding players with 60-plus goals for Aston Villa
What's the story
Unai Emery's Aston Villa fought hard for their 3-2 win over Everton in matchweek 4 of the Premier League 2024-25 season.
Ollie Watkins scored twice (36', 58') while Jhon Duran netted one, helping Villa come from 2-0 down to win 3-2.
Watkins has become the club's 2nd-highest scorer in the Premier League.
Here we decode players with 60+ Premier league goals for Aston Villa.
#1
Gabriel Agbonlahor (322 games) 74 goals
Former English strike Gabby Agbonlahor leads the tally for players with 60+ goals for Aston Villa.
Agbonlahor netted 74 goals in 322 appearances for Aston Villa in the Premier League. He also made 34 assists.
His highest scoring season was the 2009-10 season (13 goals in 36 appearances).
Overall, he appeared in 391 matches for Aston Villa, scoring 87 goals in all competitions.
#2
Ollie Watkins (150 games) 61 goals
England striker Watkins scored a brace versus Everton, taking his goals tally to 61 in 150 Premier League matches.
Watkins has a dream 2023-24 season, netting 19 goals in 37 appearances. Additionally, he also won the Playmaker Award for making 13 assists last season.
In addition to 61 goals, he owns 27 assists.
This season, Watkins owns two goals and one league assist.
#3
Dwight Yorke (179 games) 60 goals
Dwight Yorke netted 60 goals in 179 Premier League matches for Aston Villa. His highest-scoring seasons were 1995-96 and 1996-97 where he netted 17 goals each in 35 and 37 appearances respectively.
Before Premier League's inception in 1992-93, Yorke scored 13 league goals in the First Division across three seasons.
Yorke joined Manchester United in 1998. He netted 48 goals in 96 PL appearances.