Jean-Philippe Mateta’s harm inflicted by a particularly harmful problem by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts final weekend has been the discuss of English soccer this week.
Crystal Palace reacted angrily to the incident, which left Mateta needing ten minutes of therapy on the pitch earlier than he was taken to hospital and was given 25 stitches to restore a extreme laceration to his ear.
Roberts has been on the unsuitable finish of abuse within the aftermath and the FA is looking for an prolonged ban after his crimson card. Millwall followers held a maybe ill-advised minute’s applause in help of their goalkeeper throughout their Championship recreation on Tuesday.
Mateta will miss Crystal Palace’s Premier League recreation towards Ipswich
Jean-Philippe Mateta was injured by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Mateta fortunately prevented a critical head harm however “will now relaxation and recuperate over the next days the place his progress shall be monitored by our membership physician,” in accordance with a Crystal Palace assertion .
Mateta shall be unable to play towards Ipswich City within the Premier League on Saturday because of the therapeutic time required by the wound and stitches.
Crystal Palace supervisor Oliver Glasner (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
The Eagles striker is injured on the worst potential time, with Palace on a run of 5 wins in seven video games after a gradual begin to the season below Oliver Glasner, ranked at no. 47 in FourFourTwo’s checklist of the perfect managers on the planet proper now .
Mateta’s terrific kind in entrance of purpose has been instrumental in that run. Having scored simply 4 instances earlier than the flip of the 12 months, the Frenchman has been unstoppable up to now in 2025 and has scored eight objectives in eight Premier League video games.
Palace finally beat ten-man Millwall 3-1 at Selhurst Park to arrange an all-London FA Cup quarter-final towards Fulham.
“I feel he will certainly miss the Ipswich recreation, however I nonetheless hope that he’s accessible for the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on the finish of March, so 4 weeks’ time,” stated Glasner .
Mateta in flight for the Eagles (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
The silver lining for Mateta and the Eagles is that these are the one two fixtures remaining in March. With FA Cup rounds book-ending the month both aspect of a world break, there are simply two Premier League recreation weeks. Mateta is predicted to overlook them each.
Palace tackle Ipswich on the again of three consecutive wins in all competitions on Saturday when Premier League motion returns .
Wins at Fulham and over Aston Villa took them into the Millwall recreation with their tales up and Glasner will count on three extra factors at house towards the struggling Tractor Boys.
