Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner is anticipating Jean-Philippe Mateta to must play along with his ear safety for the remainder of the season.
Mateta has been enjoying along with his masks since needing 25 stitches to a extreme laceration to his ear following a collision exterior of the field with Millwall keeper Liam Roberts within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup.
The Frenchman netted his first aim because the deal with within the 2-1 win over Brighton final Saturday.
When requested if the previous Mainz ahead shall be carrying a masks in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on Saturday, Glasner mentioned: “I used to be asking the identical to the physician.
“It appears like he has to put on it till the tip of the season. He’s near getting used to it.
“The constructive factor was that it was simply the ear – nothing is damaged. With the safety, nothing can occur.
“It’s stitched and the wound is closed. However we have now to be cautious, as a result of if you get the ball hit at you at greater than 100km per hour, it might reopen and we must begin the method once more.
“It’s extra a precaution than 100 per cent necessity to guard it.”
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