Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and girlfriend Ellie Alderson expecting their first child together

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and girlfriend Ellie Alderson reveal they are expecting their first child together as mum-to-be shares ultrasound snap

Aston Villa and England striker Ollie Watkins is expecting his first child with girlfriend Ellie Alderson.

Ellie shared a sweet photo of herself and Ollie, 25, embracing on Instagram on Monday, and the mother-to-be proudly held up an ultrasound to the camera.

The loved-up couple smiled from ear to ear in the snap, with Ellie simply captioning her picture: ‘Mum and Dad.’

Exciting: Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, 25, is expecting his first child with girlfriend Ellie Alderson

Impressive: Last month Ollie was handed his first England call-up by Gareth Southgate for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers and is now set to become a first-time dad

Impressive: Last month Ollie was handed his first England call-up by Gareth Southgate for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers and is now set to become a first-time dad

She also posted the same photo to her Instagram Stories, covering the ultrasound with a balloon GIF that popped to reveal the word: ‘Surprise.’

Ellie and Ollie were quickly inundated with kind messages from fans, with many writing: ‘Congratulations’ beneath her exciting post.

While the footballer has yet to share the news himself, the athlete posts many romantic photos of his other half on Instagram, gushing on Valentine’s Day: ‘I appreciate everything you do for me. Happy Valentine’s Day my love.’ 

Supportive: Ellie and Ollie were quickly inundated with kind messages from fans, with many writing: ‘Congratulations’ beneath her exciting post

Supportive: Ellie and Ollie were quickly inundated with kind messages from fans, with many writing: ‘Congratulations’ beneath her exciting post

Last month Ollie was handed his first England call-up by national team Gareth Southgate for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Celebrating the news on Instagram, Ellie shared a photo of herself sitting on her beau’s lap, captioning the snap: ‘I love you and I’m sooo proud of you.’

Ollie has scored an impressive 12 club goals this season after stepping up to the Premier League from Brentford and this is his first call-up to an England squad at any level.

Ollie made a name for himself at Exeter City’s academy – a club which is about 20 miles from where he was born and grew up in Newton Abbot, Devon.

Congratulations: Celebrating the news of Ollie's England call-up, Ellie wrote: 'I love you and I'm sooo proud of you' beneath a photo of herself sitting on her beau's lap

Congratulations: Celebrating the news of Ollie’s England call-up, Ellie wrote: ‘I love you and I’m sooo proud of you’ beneath a photo of herself sitting on her beau’s lap

Having initially failed to earn a spot within the club’s youth ranks at Under 9 level in 2003, he eventually did so with the U11s.

He went on to score 30 goals for the U18s as they won the League Three South-West Division of the Professional U18 Development League in 2013-14.

Weston-super-Mare midfielder Jacob Cane recently opened up about his friend to BristolLive, hailing Ollie as being ‘grounded’ and ‘a family man’.

Loved-up: The footballer has yet to share the news himself but gushed on Valentine's Day: 'I appreciate everything you do for me. Happy Valentine's Day my love'

Loved-up: The footballer has yet to share the news himself but gushed on Valentine’s Day: ‘I appreciate everything you do for me. Happy Valentine’s Day my love’

Reunited: Posting another photo of herself and Ollie after months apart, Ellie wrote: 'So nice to have some time with my love after a crazy couple of months. Love you'

Reunited: Posting another photo of herself and Ollie after months apart, Ellie wrote: ‘So nice to have some time with my love after a crazy couple of months. Love you’

He said: ‘He’s so grounded, such a good lad. I watched his England live interview the other day and he said he wants to do it for his family. He’s got such a good family and I’m really happy for all of them, because he works so hard and he deserves it.’

After a hectic few months on the field, Ellie seemed glad to spend some quality time with her boyfriend back in November.

Posting another photo of herself and Ollie, she wrote: ‘So nice to have some time with my love after a crazy couple of months. Love you.’

Ollie and Ellie are thought to have been an item for more than two years, with the Aston Villa star first appearing on his girlfriend’s Instagram in December 2018.

Long-term: Ollie and Ellie are thought to have been an item for more than two years, with the Aston Villa star first appearing on his girlfriend's Instagram in December 2018

Long-term: Ollie and Ellie are thought to have been an item for more than two years, with the Aston Villa star first appearing on his girlfriend’s Instagram in December 2018