Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Sheffield United - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - September 21, 2020 Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa celebrates scoring their first goal Pool via REUTERS/Julian Finney
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - Aston Villa belatedly got their season up and running with a laboured 1-0 home win against 10-man Sheffield United on Monday as Ezri Konsa's second-half header proved enough to settle a dour game at Villa Park.
All eyes were on Villa's new record signing Ollie Watkins but it was defender Konsa, a former team mate of Watkins' at Brentford, and debutant goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez who earned their side three points.
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