Palace bowed out of the competition after a spirited 5-2 away defeat to League One high-flyers Stevenage.

An unfortunate Harry Lee own goal, followed by strikes from Jovan Malcolm and Phoenix Patterson, gave the hosts a 3-0 lead. George King’s header pulled one back on the stroke of half-time, and Kaden Rodney’s smart finish made it 3-2 entering the final third.

However, further goals from Patterson and Lewis Orford sealed the result for Boro.

On the performance, Powell said: “It was good in patches, and not good in some patches. Second half, we just changed a few things. So, we could just put a bit more pressure on the ball, which I felt we did well.

“We created opportunities, numerous opportunities on the break. But then our defending, it just let us down. There was a moment, 3-2, wh

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