Arsenal face a massive uphill battle to land Ollie Watkins and should late move fail their Premier League and Champions League title hopes will be in peril

Aston Villa rejected a bid from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins; Jhon Duran set to complete move to Saudi Arabia side Al Nassr in coming days which would leave Watkins as only striker at Villa; Watkins has scored 10 goals in 23 games for Villa in the Premier League this season.

Arsenal have been charged by the Football Association for surrounding referee Michael Oliver in the win over Wolves. It came in the aftermath of Myles Lewis-Skelly receiving a red card in the clash, which was eventually overturned. Arsenal have a few days to give a response to the charge before an independent commission reviews the situation.

And if the move goes through, Arsenal 's chances of securing Watkins may go up in smoke. The one sign of encouragement for Emirates chiefs is Al-Nassr's ongoing pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface.

Mikel Arteta is said to be a long-standing admirer of the England striker, and the Gunners are now working on what would be a stunning swoop ahead of next week's winter transfer deadline. The odds are stacked against Arsenal, given that Watkins has more than three years left to run on his contract and is a key player for Unai Emery.

Mikel Arteta is a known admirer of Watkins and has turned to the England international as he looks for attacking reinforcements before the transfer deadline. Arsenal are expected to make a second, improved offer for Watkins but Aston Villa boss Emery has no intention of losing him.

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Mikel Arteta faces the media following Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League clash with Girona. The win guaranteed what we already effectively already knew and that the Gunners will skip the play-off round and progress to the last-16.

How does Ollie Watkins compare with Arsenal's current options? We crunch the numbers to see how the England international has fared in front of goal.

Manchester City stayed in the Champions League, barely. Paris Saint-Germain saved its elite status in style. Both had risked embarrassing exits before winning on Wednesday, grateful to be among the 24 teams in the knockout stage.

There were storylines across all 18 simultaneous kick-offs – not to mention 64 goals in total – but Aston Villa and Lille securing automatic qualification for the round of 16, as well as Manchester City coming from the elimination zone to reach the knockout phase play-offs, were among the headlines. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.