Crystal Palace Top Sagittarius Jean-Philippe Mateta is a “healing” of “huge wounds” applied a Horror Challenge against Millwall And he could come back in March, said manager Oliver Glasner.
Frenchman Mateta got oxygen and stretched before being taken to the hospital to receive 25 stitches for a strong left ear split as a result of the incident in the sixth minute of victory in the fifth circle of Fa Cup 3-1 FA Cup on March 1.
Glasner believes that Mateta, who has 15 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions this season, will be available for Eagles’s trip to Fulham in the FA Cup quarterfinals on March 29. “If everything goes as we want.”
When Mateta did this on the portman Road 😏#Cpfc pic.twitter.com/yexyzlvw1t
– Crystal Palace FC (@cpfc) 6. March 2025
Mateta injury: ‘No fracture or earthquake’
“Mateta is going well,” Glasner said in front of the Palace Premier league A home game against Ipswich Town on Saturday (15:00 GMT), which could prove the only match that the 27-year-old missed because of a break in a domestic action during an international break.
“He is at home and his recovery is going well. He had no fracture or earthquake. Healing from a huge wound goes the way we expected. He will go with us Marbella next week and only train individually.”
Judge Michael Oliver missed the incident, but Roberts was fired due to a serious error after the intervention of a video assistant judge, with Fa succeeded on Friday In the prohibition of the perpetrator for six and not three games.
Championship Club issued a statement Announcement of their “respect” according to the decision, although they said they were “disappointed with the outcome.”
Long sleeves and pushed into shirt ✅
Bald head ✅
Vicks on the shirt ✅
Flag celebration in the corner ✅No one scored more PL goals in 2025 from Jean-Phillipe Mateta, with an astonishing 8 goals of 12 shots on target 🔥 🔥
This is the heritage of the Premier League. pic.twitter.com/fcfka3jxm8
– Football on TNT Sports (@footballlontnt) March 7, 2025
Liam Roberts: Millwall goalkeeper apologizes
Roberts also replied, saying that “devastated by what happened” and “unambiguously” accepted the red card and his ban.
Speaking on the field at halftime in Kravat, President Crystal Palace, Steve Parish, called a misdemeanor “the most modern challenge I’ve ever seen.”
“I watched football, I didn’t see a challenge like him,” said the parish for BBC Sport. “It’s the most modern challenge on the football field that I think I’ve ever seen.
“[Roberts] It takes a long time, hard to look at yourself because he threatens a professional colleague and maybe his life. It’s a terrible challenge. “
Mateta has eight goals in the last eight games of the Premier League and Assistance when Palace won 2-0 in Fulham on February 2-2.
