At first, there had been wincing, when Jean-Philippe Mateta was recklessly clattered into by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts with a two-footed airborne karate kick. Now that slow-motion replays were being shown from various angles,

Mateta spent eight minutes being treated on the pitch before being transported to St George’s Hospital in south London, where he received 25 stitches in his left ear. Speaking a

Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts reportedly faces a 'longer ban' for his "utterly unacceptable" challenge on Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta.