{"id":13511,"date":"2025-03-24T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=13511"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T13:00:54","slug":"jean-philippe-mateta-injury-update-as-crystal-palace-star-cleared-for-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/jean-philippe-mateta-injury-update-as-crystal-palace-star-cleared-for-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean-Philippe Mateta injury update as Crystal Palace star cleared for return"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jean-Philippe Mateta was sidelined after a horror challenge (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jean-Phillipe Mateta looks set to make his return for Crystal Palace<\/a> this weekend in the FA Cup<\/a> quarter-final clash with Fulham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mateta was carried off the pitch in a neck brace just 15 minutes into Palace’s previous FA Cup encounter with Millwall after a sickening challenge with goalkeeper Liam Roberts.<\/a><\/p>\n

Roberts rushed outside the 18-yard box and leaped to clear a long ball but his high left-footed follow-through struck Mateta in the side of the face.<\/p>\n

The striker was later taken to hospital where he required 25 stitches in his left ear<\/a>, while Roberts was slapped with a six-game suspension for the challenge.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mateta missed Palace’s 1-0 win over Ipswich prior to the international break, but the Frenchman has now returned to first-team training with Oliver Glasner’s side.<\/p>\n

And the 27-year-old appeared to suggest he is ready to make a return to competitive action after posting a short video on Instagram with the caption: ‘It’s time.’<\/p>\n

Recalling the incident<\/a> in an interview with Sky Sports last week, Mateta said: \u2018I remember everything, the kick, when I was on the floor. Yeah, I remember everything, it was not like a concussion. <\/p>\n

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Jean-Philippe Mateta is set to wear a protective mask\u00a0(Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘When he kicked me I was on the floor waiting for him to get a red card and I was good to go.<\/p>\n

\u2018But the doctor, when he came, he saw the injury. Me, I didn\u2019t see it and was like, \u201cJust take the blood off and keep going\u201d, and the doctor was like, \u201cListen to me, you have to go out\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018I was arguing for maybe like 30 seconds, \u201cNo I want to play, I want to play!\u201d, and he said I had to go.\u2019<\/p>\n

Palace, meanwhile, are looking to reach the FA Cup last four for just the sixth time in the club’s history. <\/p>\n

The south London side last reached the semi-finals in 2022 before losing out to eventual runners-up Chelsea 2-0.<\/p>\n

Glasner’s side have enjoyed an impressive run of form since the turn of the year and have lost two of their last twelve games in all competitions in 2025.<\/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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