Furious Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish accused Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts of endangering Jean-Philippe Mateta’s life during Saturday’s FA Cup tie.

Roberts was sent off just eight minutes into Saturday’s London derby after a wildly reckless challenge on Jean-Philippe Mateta that led to the forward being carried off on a stretcher.

Roberts rushed outside the 18-yard box and leaped to clear a long ball but his high left-footed follow-through struck Mateta in the side of the face.

Mateta remained on the ground for several minutes and needed lengthy medical treatment before he was fitted with a neck brace and carried off the field toward an ambulance.

Asked for an update on the Frenchman’s condition during the half-time break by BBC presenter Kelly Somers a visibly livid Paris said: ‘So far we know he’s got a bad gash behind his ear and a head injury.

‘He’s at the hospital and we hope for the best. There’s a lot of emotion in football but we need to talk to that challenge.

‘In all the time I’ve watched football I’ve never seen a challenge like it. I looked to see how old the keeper is and he’s 30-years old.