Ollie Watkins takes just 30 seconds to match Aston Villa record set by talkSPORT host Gabby Agbonlahor

Ollie Watkins made two pieces of Aston Villa history with his early goal in their 4-1 victory against Newcastle. The striker scored after just 30 seconds at Villa Park on Saturday evening. Watkins made Villa history with his goal against Newcastle on SaturdayGetty The Villa forward scored his 74th Premier League goal just 30 seconds into the matchGetty His strike was his 15th Premier League goal of the campaign and 74th in the competition overall for Villa. It means Watkins has now joined Gabby Agbonlahor as the club’s all-time top scorer in the Premier League. Meanwhile, the 29-year-old has also become the first Villa player to score 15 or more goals in three consecutive Premier League seasons. Watkins previously scored 15 in the 2022/23 campaign before 19 league goals last term. It follows tallies of 14 and 11 in the league during his first two seasons at Villa. The England international joined the club from Brentford back in 2020. Across all competitions, Watkins has 85 goals in 216 matches for Villa. It means he is still over a century of strikes short of all-time leading scorer Billy Walker’s tally of 244 between 1919 and 1933. He has now equalled Agbonlahor’s tally in almost half as many matches as the Villa academy graduate, though. Watkins reached 74 goals in just 179 Premier League appearances for the club. Agbonlahor has been joined as Villa’s all-time top scorer in the Premier LeagueGetty Watkins is the first Villa player to score 15 or more goals in three straight Premier League seasonsGetty Agbonlahor achieved the same feat in 322 matches in the top-flight, having spent his entire career at Villa. The retired forward hung up his boots in the summer of 2018 aged 32. As for Watkins, he still has five matches this season to surpass Agbonlahor as Villa’s outright top Premier League scorer. His latest strike set Unai Emery’s side up for a crucial three points in the race for a top four finish. Fabian Schar equalised for the visitors before Ian Maatsen restored Villa’s lead after the interval. An own goal from Dan Burn was then followed by Amadou Onana’s strike two minutes later to seal a comfortable victory. The result lifts Villa up to sixth in the table and just a point off the top four. However, both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea have played a game less than their rivals for Champions League qualification.

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Ollie Watkins made two pieces of Aston Villa history with his early goal in their 4-1 victory against Newcastle.

The striker scored after just 30 seconds at Villa Park on Saturday evening.

His strike was his 15th Premier League goal of the campaign and 74th in the competition overall for Villa.

It means Watkins has now joined Gabby Agbonlahor as the club’s all-time top scorer in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, the 29-year-old has also become the first Villa player to score 15 or more goals in three consecutive Premier League seasons.

Watkins previously scored 15 in the 2022/23 campaign before 19 league goals last term.

It follows tallies of 14 and 11 in the league during his first two seasons at Villa.

The England international joined the club from Brentford back in 2020.

Across all competitions, Watkins has 85 goals in 216 matches for Villa.

It means he is still over a century of strikes short of all-time leading scorer Billy Walker’s tally of 244 between 1919 and 1933.

He has now equalled Agbonlahor’s tally in almost half as many matches as the Villa academy graduate, though.

Watkins reached 74 goals in just 179 Premier League appearances for the club.

Agbonlahor achieved the same feat in 322 matches in the top-flight, having spent his entire career at Villa.

The retired forward hung up his boots in the summer of 2018 aged 32.

As for Watkins, he still has five matches this season to surpass Agbonlahor as Villa’s outright top Premier League scorer.

His latest strike set Unai Emery’s side up for a crucial three points in the race for a top four finish.

Fabian Schar equalised for the visitors before Ian Maatsen restored Villa’s lead after the interval.

An own goal from Dan Burn was then followed by Amadou Onana’s strike two minutes later to seal a comfortable victory.

The result lifts Villa up to sixth in the table and just a point off the top four.

However, both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea have played a game less than their rivals for Champions League qualification.