Roberts was sent-off just eight minutes into today’s FA Cup fifth round tie, which Palace won 3-1, after catching Mateta’s head with his boot as he raced out to clear the ball.
Referee Michael Oliver only issued a red card after a Video assistant referee, VAR, review.
Mateta received lengthy treatment, including oxygen, on the pitch before being stretchered to an ambulance and transported to a hospital.
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Palace manager, Oliver Glasner, confirmed Mateta is conscious but has suffered a serious injury to his ear, adding that although it’s a great win and into the quarter-finals, but when one loses a player, especially with a foul like this, one has two different feelings in your stomach.
Mateta had scored eight goals in his previous nine games and has 15 in total for Palace this season.
The 27-year-old also netted five times as France won silver at the Paris Olympics last year.
Parish drew comparisons to the famous clash between German goalkeeper Toni Schumacher and French forward Patrick Battiston at the 1982 World Cup.
Palace made use of the man advantage for virtually the whole game to book their place in the quarter-finals.