Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta aims to return to play in the FA Cup against Fulham next week, recovering from a head injury sustained during a match against Millwall. The injury, resulting from a reckless tackle, primarily affected his ear. Mateta expressed relief that the situation wasn’t worse, mentioning that he was conscious post-incident and eager to play. He is under medical guidance to ensure proper healing and will wear a protective mask while training as he rehabilitates his injury.
"I was afraid I'd have broken bones or blood in my brain, but in fact, my ear was just destroyed."
"At the last moment, I had the reflex to turn my face. I was lucky because if I hadn't, I would have taken his foot right in the head, and it would have been much worse."
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