Crystal Palace edged into the FA Cup quarter-finals after a 3-1 win towards native rivals Millwall, however the victory was tainted after Jean-Philippe Mateta was stretchered off.
The incident got here inside six minutes. Mateta challenged for a excessive ball simply outdoors the world when Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts got here out of his field, catching the Palace striker’s head together with his excessive boot.
After a examine of the pitchside monitor, referee Michael Oliver despatched Roberts off, with Mateta receiving nearly 10 minutes of medical consideration on the sector earlier than being taken off. He was taken straight to hospital.
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish described it as ‘essentially the most reckless problem on a soccer pitch I’ve ever seen’ when speaking to the BBC at half-time.
Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta lies injured following a excessive boot from Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts
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The Eagles started to rack up the probabilities with the extra participant, and made the breakthrough within the thirty third minute – though not from one among their very own. Millwall defender Japhet Tanganga nodded residence from Will Hughes’ cross, beating substitute goalkeeper Lukas Jensen.
Seven minutes later, Crystal Palace doubled their lead and Tanganga had one other hand. Daniel Munoz turned residence from contained in the six yard field, however the aim was initially dominated out for offside.
Crystal Palace’s Daniel Munoz celebrates scoring their aspect’s second aim of the sport
This was overturned by Oliver, and VAR confirmed the aim would stand after the ball got here off Tanganga earlier than Munoz turned residence – which means he was not offside.
However with the ultimate kick of the primary half, Millwall gave themselves a lifeline. Matt Turner initially pushed away a cross, however it landed to the incoming Wes Harding, who fired residence.
And the Lions started the second half nicely, and can really feel that they need to have equalised. However as soon as Crystal Palace settled, it was clear they might see the sport out, and added the protection of a 3rd aim within the 81st minute.
Eddie Nketiah celebrates his aim towards Millwall
It was a deserved aim for Eddie Nketiah, who changed Mateta. Eberechi Eze’s free kick was nodded on by Chris Richards, earlier than the previous Arsenal striker looped a header residence to safe Crystal Palace’s spot in Sunday’s draw.
Parish: I’ve by no means seen a problem prefer it
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish to BBC Sport at half-time on Jean-Philippe Mateta’s harm:
“He is received a foul gash behind his ear and a head harm. He is on the hospital and we hope for the perfect.
“There’s quite a lot of emotion in soccer however we have to discuss that problem. I’ve by no means seen a problem prefer it… that is essentially the most reckless problem on a soccer pitch I’ve ever seen.
Gamers from either side look on as Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta receives therapy
“He must have a protracted, arduous take a look at himself as a result of he is endangering a fellow skilled with a problem like that.
“And why the referee must go to the display, I don’t know… If you happen to’re kicking him within the head at full power, who is aware of what sort of injury could possibly be completed.”
Glasner: It is a horrible foul
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner to BBC Sport on Jean-Philippe Mateta:
“He is aware and he is in hospital. His ear seems horrible. It is a very critical harm and we hope the perfect for him.
“We will not be actually pleased. After all it is an awesome win and into the quarter-finals, however whenever you lose a participant with a foul like this, you’ve gotten two totally different emotions in your abdomen.
“I did not need to see it, however I’ve to speak about it. It is horrible [the challenge]. I am positive that the goalkeeper did not need to injure JP on this scenario as a result of no participant needs this.
“However in the event you go the ball like this with the depth within the head, you simply cannot do it as a result of it is so harmful. I do not need to blame him, however it’s a horrible foul.”
On the response from his gamers and the sport: “The gamers did nicely till the fifty fifth minute within the first half. We managed the sport and we had been on monitor. Then we unnecessarily present the ball earlier than half time after which it is 2-1 after which they picked up their perception.
“The second half wasn’t actually the perfect recreation, however Eddie determined it with a tremendous header. Going to the FA Cup quarter-finals is a superb achievement and now fingers crossed, we’re hoping the perfect for JP.”
Neil disagrees with Parish: Not the worst problem I’ve ever seen
Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts obtained a crimson card for a excessive problem on Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta
Millwall boss Alex Neil to BBC Sport when requested about Steve Parish’s half-time feedback on Liam Roberts’ problem:
“I do not assume there’s any intent. Why would there have been? It is the beginning of the sport, the ball will get put in behind and he tries to get there.
“I definitely would not label it because the worst problem I’ve seen. We do not need the lad to be injured so naturally, we want Mateta nicely and hope he is again on the pitch quickly.
“For me, it is mistimed, he is been despatched off, he is disillusioned. We want Mateta nicely and it is nothing greater than that for me.
“On the time when it occurred, I did not know if he’d caught the lad or caught the ball as a result of the ball appeared to go off in a wierd angle.
“Sadly, [the screens] along side the dugout weren’t working so we could not actually watch the incident again.
“I have never seen it again since however he is mistimed it and received despatched off, which at that stage of the sport, makes the sport doubly tough for us. It was disappointing. He is made a name and hasn’t fairly received it proper.”
On the targets conceded: “The character of the targets disappoints me essentially the most. One is an personal aim, one other is after we kick the ball off our personal participant and it lands to the lad within the field and he scores. Then we lose two headers in a row. Whenever you’re all the way down to 10 males, you need to make them work for his or her targets.
“We gave ourselves slightly little bit of a lifeline by getting the aim earlier than half-time. The plan then was to remain within the recreation so long as we are able to and hopefully get one other aim. I used to be about to go two up prime they usually rating simply as we had been about to make a sub, which summed the day up for us actually.”
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