{"id":3503,"date":"2026-04-16T23:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2026-04-16T23:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T23:36:24","slug":"ton-up-watkins-legend-secures-100th-goal-as-villa-cruise-into-european-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/ton-up-watkins-legend-secures-100th-goal-as-villa-cruise-into-european-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Ton-Up Watkins! Legend Secures 100th Goal as Villa Cruise into European Semi-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Ton-Up Watkins! Legend Secures 100th Goal as Villa Cruise into European Semi-Finals<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3504\" src=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-11-239x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-11-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-11.jpeg 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3505\" src=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-12-300x158.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-12-300x158.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/topupsport.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/download-12.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ollie Watkins has officially written his name into the history books as the first player since 1962 to reach 100 goals for Aston Villa. 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