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Aston Villa striker Watkins upset with Brentford draw: We lacked big team mentality

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins was left unhappy after their 3-3 draw against Brentford.

Watkins struck late to rescue a point for the Villans.

He later said: "It's frustrating.

"We lacked that big team mentality where they kill games off which is really disappointing.

"I'm not belittling my team. I'm part of it. I feel we need to somehow figure out when we're 2-0 up how to just shut up shop.

"I felt when it went to 3-3 that we would go on and win. We had a lot of the ball and we were creating chances."

On the top four battle, Watkins said: "There is a lot of football to be played. We're battling with Tottenham who have got a great squad. It's going to be tight. We need to win the next six games."

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