Aston Villa player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Evann Guessand woeful, 7/10 impresses
Aston Villa continued their below-par start to the Premier League season after a dismal 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Villa Park on Sunday. Unai…
Alex Charlton
Alex is a lifelong Sunderland supporter who's been reporting on Mackem News since April 2025. Indeed, he started working for Breaking Media in April and has since graduated from St Mary's University as a NCTJ Gold Standard-accredited journalist, having completed his Master's degree in Sports Journalism. Alex previously worked for Football League World and has featured on the Roker Report, providing his opinion on all things Sunderland. While getting to the games is tricky, given his job, one of the highlights of his life was watching (and crying) as the Black Cats defeated Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium last season.
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