Bailey, Palmer suffer shock FA Cup defeats, Roofe back in action
Key Points(5)
- Leon Bailey’s Aston Villa became the latest Premier League team to bow out when League Two side Stevenage produced an incredible fightback on Sunday, stunning their hosts, who finished with ten men, with two goals in the final two minutes at Villa Park to reach the fourth round with a 2-1 win.
- The Birmingham Live report was critical of 25-year-old winger Bailey, saying: “Had a bit of a stinker, in truth, with nothing coming off for the Jamaican who was dispossessed, had his crosses blocked and slipped over at the vital moments.
- But Coventry were knocked out 4-3 in a thriller at the CBS Arena by a team 60 places below them in the English football pyramid.
- The Coventry Telegraph said Palmer, who joined the club from rivals Bristol City on a three-year deal last June, was “closely marked throughout and got a bit frustrated by the attention amid little protection from the referee”.
- Another Reggae Boy, Michail Antonio, 32, had better luck, playing for 86 minutes, and helped West Ham reach the fourth round as West Ham United beat Premier League London rivals Brentford 1-0 on Saturday.
Reggae Boys Leon Bailey and Kasey Palmer were on the receiving end as their respective clubs made shock exits at the weekend from the third round of the English FA Cup.
Leon Bailey’s Aston Villa became the latest Premier League team to bow out when League Two side Stevenage produced an incredible fightback on Sunday, stunning their hosts, who finished with ten men, with two goals in the final two minutes at Villa Park to reach the fourth round with a 2-1 win.
The Birmingham Live report was critical of 25-year-old winger Bailey, saying: “Had a bit of a stinker, in truth, with nothing coming off for the Jamaican who was dispossessed, had his crosses blocked and slipped over at the vital moments. Was awful. Confidence is shot.”
Palmer, a 26-year-old midfielder, hit the post in both halves and also scored in the 76th minute — his second of the campaign — with a curling 25-yard free-kick that left goalkeeper Mark Howard rooted to the spot as ten-man Championship side Coventry City fought back from 4-1 down against fifth-tier National League highfliers Wrexham on Saturday.
But Coventry were knocked out 4-3 in a thriller at the CBS Arena by a team 60 places below them in the English football pyramid.
The Coventry Telegraph said Palmer, who joined the club from rivals Bristol City on a three-year deal last June, was “closely marked throughout and got a bit frustrated by the attention amid little protection from the referee”.
Another Reggae Boy, Michail Antonio, 32, had better luck, playing for 86 minutes, and helped West Ham reach the fourth round 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 coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in second-placed Rangers’ 2-0 win at Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday.
Rangers’ manager Michael Beale said: “It was nice to see Kemar Roofe back — he was our top scorer in the season we won the league [2020-21], and he’s been lost to us for a while.”
Roofe, yet to score this season, had last played for Rangers in a 1-1 league draw against Livingston on October 22.
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