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Stewards watch Millwall fan climb into home end and gets into fight with Crystal Palace fans

Stewards watch on as a Millwall fan decides to climb into the home end and gets into a fight with Crystal Palace fans.

@laurence_cpfc uploaded the clip onto Twitter, writing: “Maybe this Millwall fan has a fetish for getting stamped on by 10 men because he didn’t even leave it til kick off #onyourown #cpfc #millwall”

The game was also marred, as when Jean-Philippe Mateta was being treated by physios and medical staff, having been clattered by Liam Roberts, some Millwall fans chanted: “Let him die, let him die, let him die.”

Millwall are also facing a probe from the FA (Football Association) after fans aimed homophobic chants at Ben Chilwell. the ‘let him die’ chanting aimed at Mateta won’t be probed as it does not breach regulations.

Millwall supporters sang ‘Chelsea rent boy’ at Chilwell, with ‘rent boy’ is slang for a young male prostitute, and a chant has long been aimed at Chelsea players from various opposition teams over the years.

Have a look at the videos below showing the trouble that erupted…

Jean-Philippe Mateta was stretchered off after a horror challenge from Liam Roberts; Millwall goalkeeper was shown a straight red card; a Japhet Tanganga own goal and Daniel Munoz strike saw Palace ahead; Wes Harding pulled one back; then Eddie Nketiah made sure of the victory.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish to BBC Sport at half-time on Jean-Philippe Mateta’s injury:

“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 about that challenge. I’ve never seen a challenge like it… that’s the most reckless challenge on a football pitch I’ve ever seen.

“He needs to have a long, hard look at himself because he’s endangering a fellow professional with a challenge like that.

“And why the referee needs to go to the screen, I have no idea… If you’re kicking him in the head at full force, who knows what kind of damage could be done.”

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner to BBC Sport on Jean-Philippe Mateta:

“He’s conscious and he’s in hospital. His ear looks terrible. It’s a very serious injury and we hope the best for him.

“We can’t be really happy. Of course it’s a great win and into the quarter-finals, but when you lose a player with a foul like this, you have two different feelings in your stomach.

“I didn’t want to see it, but I have to talk about it. It’s terrible [the challenge]. I’m sure that the goalkeeper didn’t want to injure JP in this situation because no player wants this.

“But if you go the ball like this with the intensity in the head, you just can’t do it because it’s so dangerous. I don’t want to blame him, but it’s a terrible foul.”

On the response from his players and the game: “The players did well until the 55th minute in the first half. We controlled the game and we were on track. Then we unnecessarily gift the ball before half time and then it’s 2-1 and then they picked up their belief.

“The second half wasn’t really the best game, but Eddie decided it with an amazing header. Going to the FA Cup quarter-finals is a great achievement and now fingers crossed, we’re hoping the best for JP.”

Millwall fans chant ‘let him die’ after Crystal Palace’s Mateta gets clattered by Liam Roberts

Millwall boss Alex Neil to BBC Sport when asked about Steve Parish’s half-time comments on Liam Roberts’ challenge:

“I don’t think there’s any intent. Why would there have been? It’s the start of the game, the ball gets put in behind and he tries to get there.

“I certainly wouldn’t label it as the worst challenge I’ve seen. We don’t want the lad to be injured so naturally, we wish Mateta well and hope he’s back on the pitch soon.

“For me, it’s mistimed, he’s been sent off, he’s disappointed. We wish Mateta well and it’s nothing more than that for me.

“At the time when it happened, I didn’t know if he’d caught the lad or caught the ball because the ball seemed to go off in a strange angle.

“Unfortunately, [the screens] at the side of the dugout weren’t working so we couldn’t really watch the incident back.

“I haven’t seen it back since but he’s mistimed it and got sent off, which at that stage of the game, makes the game doubly difficult for us. It was disappointing. He’s made a call and hasn’t quite got it right.”

On the goals conceded: “The nature of the goals disappoints me the most. One is an own goal, another is when we kick the ball off our own player and it lands to the lad in the box and he scores. Then we lose two headers in a row. When you’re down to 10 men, you want to make them work for their goals.

“We gave ourselves a little bit of a lifeline by getting the goal before half-time. The plan then was to stay in the game as long as we can and hopefully get another goal. I was about to go two up top and they score just as we were about to make a sub, which summed the day up for us really.”

Twitter users reacted to a video which shows stewards watch a Millwall fan climb into the home end and gets into fight with Crystal Palace fans…

@1CallumStirling: Stewards about as much use as a chocolate tea pot 😂

@McHardySimon: The game hadn’t even kicked off they was moving a group of about 10/15 Millwall fans out of the home end to the away end & it started to kick off then this guy come from the Millwall end & got weighed in

@brumforward: What is the function of the stewards in the background if not intervening in situations like this?

@tegsyjack:
And the stewards just watch him do it.
Any point in them being there in the first place??

@milldogs4: he hesitates about 8 times before he swings one punch, misses, and then gets filled in. hardly anything to shout about

@IanMarcusChapma: What are the stewards actually paid to do

@_scottcpfc: Coppers doing fuck all as per usual.. easy bit of overtime 😂

@oregan_finn: Genuinely what are the point in stewards

@scallyscouserL7: Grow the fuck up la

@LD1878: If you go the footy to have a scrap you’re genuinely a big fucking sausage go n get in a ring or something

@SH20CPFC: His mates didn’t even back him 🤣🤣🤣 What a tool.

@SO_Selhurst: Gave it the biggen before a ball was even kicked. Thought he had a few mates behind him but realised it was just him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Goodnight 👋

@Mark_CPFC: Battered on and off the pitch. What a horrendous experience it must be supporting them every week

@ChattingLeeds: Got what he deserved there, fair play! That’s what ya get for all chanting ‘let him die’ when mateta was on the floor. Horrible bastards. #LUFC

@CraigB017: Play stupid games win stupid prizes, brain dead millll fan

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