Football Football Premier League: Aston Villa opens with 1-0 win after Martinez penalty save Debutant Emiliano Martinez saved a penalty on his debut as Ezri Konsa's header helps Aston Villa beat 10-man Sheffield United 1-0 AP 22 September, 2020 07:18 IST Tyrone Mings (left) of Aston Villa interacts with teammate Emiliano Martinez (right) after the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Sheffield United at Villa Park - Getty Images AP 22 September, 2020 07:18 IST Emiliano Martinez saved a penalty on his debut for Aston Villa to help his new team beat 10-man Sheffield United 1-0 in its first English Premier League game of the season on Monday.Signed from Arsenal last week, Martinez dived to his right to tip aside a penalty from John Lundstram in the 36th minute. HALF-TIME Aston Villa 0-0 Sheff UtdEmiliano Martinez's penalty save keeps this one level at the break, with Sheff Utd also reduced to ten men early on#AVLSHU pic.twitter.com/7pkr9eWDfZ— Premier League (@premierleague) September 21, 2020 By that time, the visitor was a man down because center back John Egan received a straight red card in the 12th minute for tugging back Villa striker Ollie Watkins as it battled to reach a long ball forward. And Villa eventually made its numerical advantage pay when Ezri Konsa headed home at the back post in the 63rd after fellow center back Tyrone Mings flicked on a corner. Aston Villa have won 3⃣ consecutive #PL matches at Villa Park for the first time since October 2007#AVLSHU pic.twitter.com/i2sP2dTe85— Premier League (@premierleague) September 22, 2020 Villa didn't play in the first round because its scheduled match against Manchester City was postponed to give City extra time to recover from playing in the latter stages of the Champions League last season.Sheffield United has lost both of its games, having been beaten by Wolverhampton on the opening weekend. Read more stories on Football. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :