Crystal Palace striker, Jean-Philippe Mateta has revealed what he told Liam Roberts in a text-message exchange after a horror tackle from the Millwall goalkeeper left him needing 25 stitches for a severe laceration of his ear.

Jean-Philippe Mateta says he has received lots of support from Crystal Palace and his team-mates in the aftermath of the injury to his ear and is targeting a return to action against Fulham in the FA

Philippe Mateta has come a long way during his spell with the Eagles since arriving from Mainz in January of 2021.It took Mateta two seasons of struggling to come