Read our Privacy noticeAston Villa will be sweating over the fitness of Ollie Watkins after he hobbled off holding his hamstring in their Europa League win over RB Salzburg. Watkins pulled up chasing a through ball during the first half of their league phase finale at Villa Park, grimacing as he made a look to the Villa bench. It took another 12 minutes for Watkins to signal that he needed to be replaced, with Unai Emery replacing his star striker with Morgan Rogers. “He felt something, but not a lot,” Emery said. While Emery has downplayed the extent of the injury, his early departure could indicate a huge blow to Villa’s Premier League title hopes, and one that could have been avoided given the low stakes surrounding Thursday’s European outing.