O. Watkins

Watkins's 2025/26 season, read from the numbers

In 2025/26, O. Watkins was close to ever-present for Aston Villa in the Premier League: 37 appearances and 2864 minutes, averaging 77 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 0.5 goals per 90, 1.9 shots per 90 and 63% of his shots on target — the rate profile behind Watkins's totals.

Watkins played 477 passes at 72% accuracy — 15.0 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Carrying the ball, Watkins attempted 56 dribbles and completed 46% — 1.8 attempts per 90.

Set against Watkins's own record, 2025/26 reads differently: he has managed 26 in a season before, so 16 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 2864 minutes against 4456 at his peak. Discipline is part of the picture for Watkins: 4 bookings in 37 appearances, one every 9.3 games.

Our records cover 6 seasons of Watkins's career, 2020/21 to 2025/26, all of it at Aston Villa. In that time he has played 281 matches across 7 competitions, 21,703 minutes in all. His best return was 28 goals in 2023/24, 7 more than he has managed this time.

Watkins has 39 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League on our records, and the level holds either way, 0.45 per 90 domestically against 0.51 in Europe. Watkins has reached 15 goals in a season 5 times, between 2020/21 and 2025/26 — a level held rather than found once.

Away from his club, Watkins has 11 appearances for England on our records, scoring 3 — across World Cup - Qualification Europe, Euro Championship - Qualification and Euro Championship.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.