Jean-Philippe Mateta injury update: Will he play in the FA Cup final against Manchester City?

Despite a serious ear injury, Jean-Philippe Mateta will be part of the Crystal Palace team in today's FA Cup final. The French striker has practiced with the team all week and will probably start the game at the Wembley Stadium with his familiar headgear.

Jean-Philippe Mateta's return from a horror injury

Mateta was injured in his left ear on March 1 during the FA Cup game in the fifth round of the FA Cup. The striker suffered a 25-person injury to his ear after Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts had made a high challenge.The accident took Mateta to the hospital and a plastic surgeon was able to save his ear. During an interview, Mateta explained how severe the injury was. “I thought I had broken bones or a brain injury, but it turned out that my ear had damaged the only one. I had an instinct to turn my face in the last second. I was lucky, or I would have hit it with his foot in my head and things would have been much worse.”He was back on the field one month after the injury and wore a helmet to protect his injured ear in the quarter -finals against Fulham. Since then he has continued to wear the special helmet in all games and will do so in the final.

Effects on shape and performance

Since his return from his injury, Mateta has only scored two goals in 10 games. Before the incident, he had scored 17 goals under the direction of Oliver Glasner this season.Despite the injury, Mateta is still an important player for Crystal Palace and will start against Manchester City at the front. Midfielder Adam Wharton, who was traveling with an ankle injury, is now fit and has trained with the team all week.

A strong group of players for the historical FA Cup final

During his conference before the game, Oliver Glasner said that all of his players are fit and can be selected, whereby Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucore are still eliminated due to knee injuries.He said “This is a good update for us. Everyone is fit. Adam has practiced all week and is ready to play and everyone else is healthy. There are some tough decisions to make, but there are also good to make.”Read also: FA Cup Finale: When and where can you watch Crystal Palace against Manchester City in India?The final is an opportunity for Crystal Palace to claim your first big trophy after 120 years in professional football. Despite his injury, Mateta, who played for France in the Olympic Finale last year, will try to win the FA Cup.The game in Wembley begins at 4:30 p.m. BS as Crystal Palace to defeat Pep Guardiolas Manchester City.