Crystal Palace Top Scorer Jean-Philippe Mateta “heals” from a “huge wound” that was added by A Horror challenge against Millwall And could return in March, said manager Oliver Glasner.
The Frenchman Mateta received oxygen and extended himself before it was taken to the hospital to get 25 stitches for a serious injury to his left ear, since the incident in the sixth minute of the 3-1 victory for Fa Cup in the fifth round of the FA Cup on March 1st in the fifth round of Palace.
Glasner believes that Mateta, who has 15 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions this season, will be available for the trip of the Eagles to Fulham on March 29 in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
As Mateta this in the Portman Road 😏 did 😏#Cpfc pic.twitter.com/yexyzlvw1t
– Crystal Palace FC (@cpfc) March 6, 2025
Mateta injury: ‘No fractures or conceals of the brain’
“Mateta is doing well,” said Glasner in front of Palace’s Premier League Home game against Ipswich Town on Saturday (3:00 p.m. GMT), which the only game of the 27-year-old could take due to the break in home measures during the international break.
“He is at home and his recovery is going well. He had no breaks or conceals. The healing from the huge wound goes as expected. He will go to Marbella with us next week and simply train individually. “
Referee Michael Oliver missed the incident, but Roberts was released after the intervention of the referee of the video assistant due to serious foul games The FA successfully successful on Friday In one step to ban the perpetrator for six as three games.
The championship club published an explanation Announcement of their “respect” for the decision, even though they said they were “disappointed”.
The long sleeves and hidden in a shirt ✅
The bare head ✅
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Corner flag celebration ✅Nobody achieved more PL goals in 2025 than Jean-Phillipe Mateta with impressive 8 goals from 12 shots on the finish line 🔥
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– Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 7, 2025
Liam Roberts: Millwall goalkeeper apologizes
Roberts also replied with the statement that he was “destroyed by what happened” and “clearly” the red card and its ban on.
The chairman of Crystal Palace, Steve Parish, called the foul “the most ruthless challenge that I have ever seen” on the field in the tie.
“In all the time when I saw football, I didn’t see a challenge,” said Parish about BBC Sport. “This is the most ruthless challenge on a soccer field that I think I have ever seen.
“(Roberts) has to look at a long, strong look at himself because he endangers a fellow specialist and maybe his life. It is a terrible challenge. “
Mateta scored eight goals and a template in his last eight Premier League games when Palace won 2-0 at Fulham on February 22nd.
