Bailey, Palmer undergo shock FA Cup defeats, Roofe again in motion

Reggae Boys Leon Bailey and Kasey Palmer had been on the receiving finish as their respective golf equipment made shock exits on the weekend from the third spherical of the English FA Cup.

Leon Bailey’s Aston Villa turned the newest Premier League crew to bow out when League Two facet Stevenage produced an unimaginable fightback on Sunday, gorgeous their hosts, who completed with ten males, with two targets within the closing two minutes at Villa Park to achieve the fourth spherical with a 2-1 win.

The Birmingham Stay report was crucial of 25-year-old winger Bailey, saying: “Had a little bit of a stinker, in reality, with nothing coming off for the Jamaican who was dispossessed, had his crosses blocked and slipped over on the very important moments. Was terrible. Confidence is shot.”

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Palmer, a 26-year-old midfielder, hit the submit in each halves and in addition scored within the 76th minute — his second of the marketing campaign — with a curling 25-yard free-kick that left goalkeeper Mark Howard rooted to the spot as ten-man Championship facet Coventry Metropolis fought again from 4-1 down in opposition to fifth-tier Nationwide League highfliers Wrexham on Saturday.

However Coventry had been knocked out 4-3 in a thriller on the CBS Enviornment by a crew 60 locations under them within the English soccer pyramid.

The Coventry Telegraph mentioned Palmer, who joined the membership from rivals Bristol Metropolis on a three-year deal final June, was “intently marked all through and bought a bit annoyed by the eye amid little safety from the referee”.

One other Reggae Boy, Michail Antonio, 32, had higher luck, enjoying for 86 minutes, and helped West Ham attain the fourth spherical as West Ham United beat Premier League London rivals Brentford 1-0 on Saturday.

Reggae Boy Kemar Roofe, who turned 30 on Friday, ended a two-month-plus spell out injured by approaching as a 78th-minute substitute in second-placed Rangers’ 2-0 win at Dundee United within the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.

Rangers’ supervisor Michael Beale mentioned: “It was good to see Kemar Roofe again — he was our prime scorer within the season we gained the league [2020-21], and he’s been misplaced to us for some time.”

Roofe, but to attain this season, had final performed for Rangers in a 1-1 league draw in opposition to Livingston on October 22.

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