Playoff first leg: Hibernian 0-5 Aston VillaLeon Bailey and Douglas Luiz also score for visitors
Ollie Watkins grabbed a hat-trick as Aston Villa effectively booked their place in the Europa Conference League with a 5-0 win at Hibernian.
It was the Midlands club’s first European tie in 13 years and the first leg of their qualifying playoff tie was done and dusted by the interval after three headers, two by the England international Watkins and one from Jamaica’s Leon Bailey.
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