{"id":11463,"date":"2025-03-09T06:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=11463"},"modified":"2025-03-09T08:38:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T08:38:01","slug":"millwall-fans-sing-vile-new-chant-about-jean-philippe-mateta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/millwall-fans-sing-vile-new-chant-about-jean-philippe-mateta\/","title":{"rendered":"Millwall fans sing vile new chant about Jean-Philippe Mateta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jean-Philippe Mateta suffered a serious head injury against Millwall (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Millwall fans were heard singing vile new chants about Jean-Philippe Mateta during their Championship victory over Watford.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace striker Mateta suffered a serious head injury during the FA Cup clash against Millwall last weekend<\/a> after being kicked in the head by goalkeeper Liam Roberts.<\/p>\n

Mateta, 27, was given oxygen on the pitch before being taken to hospital to recover. He needed 25 stitches for a severe laceration to his left ear.<\/p>\n

The foul initially went unpunished by referee Michael Olivier but Roberts was then shown a red card following a VAR check.<\/p>\n

Later in the week, Roberts’ three-game ban was extended to six matches by the FA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Millwall had been keen to move on from the incident, claiming there had been a ‘character assassination’ of Roberts in the media.<\/p>\n

But the club’s fans repeatedly mentioned the incident during Saturday’s 2-1 win at Watford.<\/p>\n

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Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts has been banned for six games (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chants of ‘let him die’ could be once again heard every time a home player went down injured, while others sand: ‘It isn’t enough, it isn’t enough – 25 stitches, it isn’t enough’.<\/p>\n

The chants continued with: ‘Que sera sera, whatever will be will be, Mateta’s in A and E.’<\/p>\n

There were also supportive chants towards Roberts, who issued a public apology to Mateta earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

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Mateta required 25 stitches to his left ear (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘As soon as I could, I reached out to Jean-Philippe personally to apologise, and I was thankful to hear back from him that evening that he was OK and reassured me not to worry,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘I am devastated by what happened. I unequivocally accept the red card as awarded and accept my punishment.<\/p>\n

‘Furthermore, it has been extremely unpleasant to observe suggestions that I intended to harm a fellow professional. I have categorically never stepped onto a football pitch with the intention of hurting anyone.<\/p>\n

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‘The standard punishment for this offence was clearly insufficient, and Liam Roberts subsequently denied this.<\/p>\n

‘Following a hearing, the Regulatory Commission upheld the FA’s claim, set aside the standard three-match punishment, and instead imposed a six-match ban.’<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

‘Misleading articles and comments have resulted in an unthinkable amount of abusive messages and threats towards my family and I.<\/p>\n

‘To the footballing community who know me and reached out with support through this tough time, thank you, I appreciate every single message.’<\/p>\n

After extending the ban by three games, the FA said in a statement: ‘The standard punishment for this offence was clearly insufficient, and Liam Roberts subsequently denied this.<\/p>\n

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Millwall boss Alex Neil (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘Following a hearing, the Regulatory Commission upheld the FA’s claim, set aside the standard three-match punishment, and instead imposed a six-match ban.’<\/p>\n

Mattie Pollock gave Watford a first-half lead against Millwall on Saturday but the visitors came from behind to win 2-1 thanks to goals from Casper De Norre and Josh Coburn.<\/p>\n

The result sees Millwall climb to 12th in the Championship – the second division of English football – while Watford drop to 11th.<\/p>\n

‘I think now we can draw a line under the Liam stuff,’ Millwall boss Alex Neil said after the game.<\/p>\n

‘Liam’s made a bad decision. He’s mistimed the challenge. I think it’s then been trial by media at that point afterwards, which we are not in control of.<\/p>\n

‘But internally, it’s not really been turbulent for us. Liam will serve a suspension. That’s the way it is, and we just move on to the next game.’<\/p>\n

Mateta has scored 15 goals for Crystal Palace this season and 41 since joining from Mainz in 2022.<\/p>\n

His impressive form at Selhurst Park has attracted interest from a number of clubs, with Premier League giants Manchester United said to be weighing up a summer move<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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