Aston Villa survived defender Ezri Konsa’s dismissal to salvage a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle United in their Premier League opener on Saturday, with the visitors missing want-away striker Alexander Isak as they created chances but failed to finish.
Newcastle’s new signing Anthony Elanga almost scored in the third minute but Marco Bizot made an excellent reflex save on his league debut to deny the winger and the Dutchman
