Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has been given an 80% chance to make his first appearance at a major tournament this summer in Germany.
Watkins scored twice in Aston Villa’s clash with relegation candidates Luton this weekend, playing an integral part in the dramatic 3-2 victory for the Villains. Following this performance he can currently be found as short as 1/4 (an implied chance of 80%) to make the England squad in Germany.
This brings his season total to 21 goals in all competitions, his highest Premier League scoring season to date, surpassing last season's tally of 15 in 10 fewer games.
The prolific English striker is now second in the race for the Golden Boot, trailing Manchester City's Erling Haaland by just two goals.
There is just one English striker outscoring him this season: Bayern Munich and England captain Harry Kane, who has 31 goals in 32 games in all competitions.
In addition to his goal scoring ability, Watkins has assisted his teammates 10 times in the Premier League this season. He is the only player in the league with double-digit assists and goals, and he is tied for the league lead in most assists.
With less than three months to decide, Watkins is undoubtedly at the top of Gareth Southgate's list of forwards to fly to Germany alongside Kane.
England Euro 2024 Squad Odds
| Player | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 1/12 | 92% |
| Kane | 1/10 | 91% |
| Saka | 1/10 | 91% |
| Foden | 1/8 | 89% |
| Rice | 1/6 | 86% |
| Rashford | 4/11 | 73% |
| Maddison | 4/9 | 69% |
| Watkins | 4/9 | 69% |
| Palmer | 4/7 | 64% |
| Toney | 6/5 | 45% |
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Ollie Watkins England Squad Odds
Having only made Southgate’s provisional squad in 2020, Watkins currently has a best price of 4/9 (an implied chance of 69%) at William Hill, to go one better this year.
He could be found as high as 2/1 (an implied chance of 33%) in October, two months into the season.
Since netting his brace this weekend, Watkins has received 22% of the bets on players to make the England Euro squad placed through Oddschecker.
At these odds the bookmakers think that Watkins is more likely to make the England squad than Ivan Toney, Cole Palmer and Dominic Solanke.
