Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta needed to be carried off on a stretcher with a head harm after a “reckless problem” by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts.
Roberts was despatched off in simply the eighth minute after a video assistant referee (VAR) evaluate throughout Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie, having dashed from his line to clear a protracted ball however kicked the facet of Mateta’s head.
The French ahead, 27, was handled on the pitch and given oxygen earlier than being taken to an ambulance, with substitute Eddie Nketiah approaching and scoring within the 3-1 win for the Premier League facet.
13 minutes had been added on on the finish of the primary half at Selhurst Park, with Palace 2-0 up after an personal objective by Japhet Tanganga and a Daniel Munoz strike.
Palace chairman Steve Parish informed BBC One at half-time: “Up to now, what we all know is he (Mateta) has a nasty gash behind his ear. He is clearly on the hospital.
“In on a regular basis I’ve watched soccer, I’ve not seen a problem prefer it. That’s the most reckless problem on a soccer pitch I believe I’ve ever seen, and I believe he (Roberts) must have a protracted, arduous take a look at himself as a result of he is endangering a fellow skilled and perhaps his life.
“It’s troublesome for me to speak about the remainder of the sport. It is a horrible problem.”
Mateta has been in excellent type for the Eagles this season, scoring 15 targets in 33 appearances total – together with eight in his previous eight Premier League video games.
