He was given the stitches after suffering a severe laceration to his left ear after a head-high foul from Millwall ... Image: Pics: Reuters He later told Sky Sports: "I think he [Mateta] is ...

Jean-Philippe Mateta made his Crystal Palace return Saturday for the first time since sustaining a serious head injury that required 25 stitches on a severely lacerated ear.The forward was ...

Jean-Philippe Mateta says he has received lots of support from Crystal Palace and his team-mates in the aftermath of the ...