Aston Villa fans applaud Ollie Watkins after goalscoring England debut

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Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins enjoyed an England debut to remember last night as he stepped off the bench to score in a 5-0 win over San Marino.

The talisman played for the last half-an-hour, coming off the bench to replace Dominic Calvert-Lewin who scored twice.

Watkins has received a call-up to the squad after an impressive maiden campaign in the Premier League, scoring 12 goals and claiming three assists.

With Gareth Southgate choosing to rest a few players ahead of the games coming up, the Villa man was handed the chance to feature from the bench.

He grabbed his chance with both hands and has offered the England boss some food for thought ahead of the weekend.

The £75,000-a-week star was being roared on by thousands of Aston Villa fans sat at home and afterwards they reacted on Twitter.

It will be interesting to see what part, if any, he plays in Albania on Sunday but for now supporters are raving about his goalscoring England debut.

Here is what Villa fans had to say about Watkins during last night’s game.

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