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Crystal Palace high scorer Jean-Philippe Mateta is “therapeutic” from a “big wound” inflicted by a horror problem towards Millwall and will return in March, supervisor Oliver Glasner has mentioned.
Frenchman Mateta was given oxygen and stretchered off earlier than being taken to hospital to obtain 25 stitches for a extreme laceration to his left ear because of the incident within the sixth minute of Palace’s 3-1 FA Cup fifth spherical dwelling win on March 1.
Glasner believes Mateta, who has 15 objectives in 33 appearances in all competitions this season, might be out there for the Eagles’ journey to Fulham within the FA Cup quarter-finals on March 29 “if the whole lot goes how we want”.
When Mateta did this at Portman Highway 😏#CPFC pic.twitter.com/YexYzLvW1T
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) March 6, 2025
Mateta damage: ‘No fractures or concussion’
“Mateta is doing properly,” Glasner mentioned forward of Palace’s Premier League dwelling sport towards Ipswich City on Saturday (3pm GMT), which may show the one match the 27-year-old misses due to the pause in home motion in the course of the worldwide break.
“He’s at dwelling and his restoration goes properly. He had no fractures or concussion. Therapeutic from the large wound goes as we anticipated. He’ll go to Marbella with us subsequent week and be simply coaching individually.”
Referee Michael Oliver missed the incident however Roberts was dismissed for critical foul play following the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee, with the FA succeeding on Friday in a transfer to ban the perpetrator for six slightly than three video games.
The Championship membership issued a press release saying their “respect” for the choice, though they mentioned they’re “upset with the result”.
The lengthy sleeves and tucked in shirt ✅
The Bald head ✅
Vicks on the shirt ✅
Nook flag celebration ✅
NO ONE has scored extra PL objectives in 2025 than Jean-Phillipe Mateta, with a shocking 8 objectives from 12 pictures on track 🔥
That is Premier League heritage. pic.twitter.com/FCFkA3JXM8
— Soccer on TNT Sports activities (@footballontnt) March 7, 2025
Liam Roberts: Millwall goalkeeper apologises
Roberts additionally responded by saying he’s “devastated by what occurred” and “unequivocally” accepted the purple card and his ban.
Talking on the pitch at half-time within the tie, Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish referred to as the foul “essentially the most reckless problem I’ve ever seen.”
“In on a regular basis I’ve watched soccer, I’ve not seen a problem prefer it,” Parish advised BBC Sport. “That’s the most reckless problem on a soccer pitch I feel I’ve ever seen.
“[Roberts] must have a protracted, onerous take a look at himself as a result of he’s endangering a fellow skilled and possibly his life. It’s a horrible problem.”
Mateta has eight objectives in his final eight Premier League video games and an help when Palace gained 2-0 at Fulham on February 22.
