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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Sunny Badwal

Aston Villa fight back to beat RB Salzburg but left sweating over Ollie Watkins injury

Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba scored a late winner for Aston Villa (Martin Rickett/PA). -

Nineteen-year-old substitute Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba scored a late winner as Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat RB Salzburg 3-2 and finish in the Europa League top two amid further injury problems for boss Unai Emery.

Villa, already assured of a place in the last 16, picked up their seventh win from eight games in the group phase the hard way and the success was marred by the loss of Ollie Watkins to a first-half injury to add to a growing list of fitness concerns.

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