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Millwall to face FA investigation over ANOTHER chant against Crystal Palace after sickening Jean-Philippe Mateta taunt

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Published 15:49 1 Mar 2025 GMT

Millwall to face FA investigation over ANOTHER chant against Crystal Palace after sickening Jean-Philippe Mateta taunt

The FA will be investigating the chants towards Ben Chilwell from the Millwall fans.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Millwall are facing an FA investigation over ANOTHER chant against Crystal Palace following the sickening Jean-Philippe Mateta taunt.

Millwall exited the FA Cup following their 3-1 defeat to Palace, who booked their spot in the next round of the competition on Saturday.

The Premier League outfit took the lead through Japhet Tanganga (OG) before Daniel Munoz doubled his side's lead.

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Wes Harding reduced the deficit just before the break.

Eddie Nketiah restored Palace's two-goal lead in the second-half.

The Selhurst Park tie, though, was marred by the injury to Mateta, who was stretched off following a nasty collision with Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts.

Mateta was taken out by Roberts, who was shown a red card following a VAR review.

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BBC commentator Jonathan Pearce condemned chants from the Millwall fans aimed at Mateta, who received urgent medical attention after being kicked in the head.

But the vile chant will not be probed by the FA as it does not breach regulations.

However, a second chant directed at Ben Chilwell will be investigated by the FA, according to BBC reporter Alex Howell.

The FA will be investigating the 'Chelsea rent boy' chants from Millwall fans which were directed at Chilwell, who is on loan at Palace from the Stamford Bridge outfit.

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Chilwell, 28, joined Palace from Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season during the January transfer window and started his side's game against Millwall.

Ben Chilwell in action against Millwall. Image: Getty
Ben Chilwell in action against Millwall. Image: Getty

Speaking after his team's win, Oliver Glasner provided an update on Mateta as he branded Roberts' challenge as 'terrible'.

"He is conscious and in hospital," he told the BBC. "His ear looks terrible and it’s a very serious injury.

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"We hope all the best for him. Let’s see. We’re not really happy today.

"It’s a great win and great to go into the quarter-finals, but when you lose a player, especially with a foul like this, you have two different feelings in your stomach.

"I didn’t want to see it, but we have to talk about it and I just watched it.

"It’s terrible. I’m sure that the goalkeeper didn’t want to injure JP - no player wants this.

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"If you go to the ball like this with the intensity of the foot at this height, you just can’t do it.

"It’s so dangerous. I don’t want to blame him but it was a terrible foul.”

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Crystal Palace, Millwall, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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