Watkins scores hat-trick as Villa hit Hibs for five

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By Nick McPheatBBC Scotland astatine Easter Road

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Ollie Watkins' devastating hat-trick helped ruthless Aston Villa people their instrumentality to European shot with a first-leg Europa Conference League play-off demolition of Hibernian.

Hibs leader John McGinn's Easter Road homecoming dominated overmuch of the pre-match build-up, but England striker Watkins volition rightly drawback the headlines aft a phenomenal show astatine a sell-out Easter Road.

Following a agleam start, the Scottish Premiership broadside could not woody with their objective Premier League visitors upping the ante arsenic Watkins glanced successful a sublime header earlier nodding successful a 2nd astatine the backmost post.

Leon Bailey past powered successful a close-range header of his ain to enactment Villa - regarded arsenic tourney favourites by galore - successful implicit power astatine the interruption successful their archetypal European crippled successful 13 years.

Watkins thought the offside emblem had denied him a treble conscionable aft the interval, but the VAR reviewed his first-time decorativeness past David Marshall, with Douglas Luiz's punishment sealing a record-equalling European triumph for Unai Emery's side.

Next Thursday's 2nd limb astatine Villa Park volition beryllium astir harm regulation for Hibs and manager Lee Johnson, who watched his broadside crumble successful his 500th crippled arsenic a manager aft his brave attacking line-up had concisely rattled the visitors successful the aboriginal exchanges.

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Line-ups

Hibernian

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Marshall
2Miller
5Fish
4HanlonSubstituted forBushiriat 68'minutes
16Stevenson
32CampbellSubstituted forDoyle-Hayesat 69'minutes
10BoyleBooked astatine 90mins
9VenteSubstituted forDoidgeat 69'minutes
11NewellSubstituted forDelferrièreat 88'minutes
21ObitaSubstituted forJeggoat 45'minutes
7Youan

Substitutes

8Doyle-Hayes
14Jeggo
19Le Fondre
23Doidge
25Boruc
26Harbottle
28Delferrière
33Bushiri
35Molotnikov
40McAllister
42Megwa
44MacIntyre

Aston Villa

Formation 4-2-3-1

1E MartínezSubstituted forOlsenat 45'minutes
4KonsaSubstituted forCashat 75'minutes
3Diego Carlos
14P Torres
12DigneBooked astatine 21mins
44KamaraSubstituted forTielemansat 67'minutes
6Douglas Luiz
31BaileySubstituted forDuránat 69'minutes
19Diaby
7McGinn
11WatkinsSubstituted forTraoréat 69'minutes

Substitutes

2Cash
8Tielemans
9Traoré
16Chambers
24Durán
25Olsen
42Marschall
56Revan
59Feeney

Referee:Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

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Match ends, Hibernian 0, Aston Villa 5.
Second Half ends, Hibernian 0, Aston Villa 5.
John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Rocky Bushiri (Hibernian).
Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
Martin Boyle (Hibernian) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Martin Boyle (Hibernian).
Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) near footed changeable from much than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn pursuing a accelerated break.
Offside, Hibernian. Christian Doidge tries a done ball, but Élie Youan is caught offside.
Substitution, Hibernian. Allan Delferrière replaces Joe Newell.
Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
Joe Newell (Hibernian) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian).
Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
Rocky Bushiri (Hibernian) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Hibernian. Joe Newell tries a done ball, but Élie Youan is caught offside.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.

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Hibernian

Squad number1Player nameMarshall
Squad number2Player nameMiller
Squad number5Player nameFish
Squad number4Player nameHanlon
Squad number16Player nameStevenson
Squad number32Player nameCampbell
Squad number10Player nameBoyle
Squad number9Player nameVente
Squad number11Player nameNewell
Squad number21Player nameObita
Squad number7Player nameYouan

Squad number8Player nameDoyle-Hayes
Squad number14Player nameJeggo
Squad number23Player nameDoidge
Squad number28Player nameDelferrière
Squad number33Player nameBushiri

Aston Villa

Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number3Player nameDiego Carlos
Squad number14Player nameP Torres
Squad number12Player nameDigne
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number31Player nameBailey
Squad number19Player nameDiaby
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number11Player nameWatkins

Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number9Player nameTraoré
Squad number24Player nameDurán
Squad number25Player nameOlsen

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Watkins scores hat-trick as Villa hit Hibs for five