John McGinn's early goal was enough for Aston Villa to pick up their first win of the season as they beat Bologna 1-0 at Villa Park.

It has been an awkward start to the season for Unai Emery's side and although they kicked off their Europa League campaign with three points, it was not without its difficulties. Ollie Watkins came off the bench and had a second-half penalty saved.

Santiago Castro struck the crossbar for the Italian visitors soon after and Marco Bizot had to keep out a header from Martin Vitik late on but Villa held on for a badly needed win - albeit one that will not do much to dispel the growing number of doubters.

Watkins and Rogers still struggling

Watkins is now without a goal in eight appearances for club and country this season and his penalty attempt was not that

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