Liam Roberts has been handed a six-match ban for his head-high challenge on Jean-Philippe Mateta, after the Football Association’s (FA) appeal for an extended suspension was upheld by an independent regulatory commission.
Mateta was given oxygen on the pitch, taken to hospital and needed 25 stitches after Roberts’ reckless tackle in last weekend’s FA Cup fifth round match between London rivals Crystal Palace and Millwall, which the Eagles won 3-1 at Selhurst Park.
