Aston Villa have confirmed Champions League qualification, after they beat Liverpool 4-2 on Friday night.
The Premier League champions would however have to wait until the final day to be sure.
Watkins’ second-half double capped off a performance for Unai Emery’s side.
Villa showed they were better than Liverpool at that as well, when Morgan Rogers curled Villa in front from a slick short corner routine just before half-time.
It came in a period when Slot’s side were on top but failed to take their chances.
Liverpool did find a leveller after the break when Virgil van Dijk headed home Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick that survived a VAR check after Van Dijk and Matty Cash came together in the build-up
