The Crystal Palace hitman was rushed to the hospital after being poleaxed in the first half of The Eagle's fifth-round win over Millwall, whom they beat 3-1.Jean-Philippe Mateta suffered a horror injury in Crystal Palace's FA Cup clash with MillwallHe was promptly taken to the hospital to undergo further assessmentMateta was on the receiving end of a kung-fu kick of a challenge from Lions stopper

Jack Iredale scored a stunning winner as rampant Hibernian defeated city rivals Hearts 2-1 to strengthen their European bid and extend their unbeaten run to 15 matches.The Australian centre-back notched his first goal for the club with an emphatic half-volley in the 74th minute to make it back-to-back Edinburgh derby wins for the Hibees after Hearts midfielder Jorge Grant swiftly cancelled out Mar

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta has been discharged from hospital after receiving 25 stitches in his left ear following the Eagles’ FA Cup tie against Millwall.Mateta was carried off on a stretcher after Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts, rushing out to meet a through ball, kicked the France international in the head early in Palace’s 3-1 fifth-round victory at Selhurst Park

Manchester City look to have been dealt another defensive injury blow after Nathan Ake came off in the 3-1 FA Cup win over Plymouth.Ake was substituted at half-time in the fifth-round tie at the Etihad Stadium, being replaced by Ruben Dias.And City boss Pep Guardiola, who has the likes of John Stones and Manuel Akanji on the sidelines, said in his post-match press conference: “Now again we h

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers had an interesting theory for Yang Hyun-jun’s upturn in form and praised the winger’s work-rate after his match-winning cameo against St Mirren.The South Korean winger headed two goals and produced a brilliant assist for Daizen Maeda in the final quarter as Celtic won 5-2 in Paisley.Saints had given as good as they got before Yang came off the bench along

Teenager Nico O’Reilly struck twice as Manchester City came from behind to beat plucky Plymouth 3-1 in the FA Cup fifth round.The Premier League champions were stunned as Maksym Talovierov headed the Championship strugglers into a shock 38th-minute lead at the Etihad Stadium.Yet any hopes the Pilgrims may have had of extending their unlikely cup run after surprise wins over Brentford and Liv

Substitute Yang Hyun-jun delivered two goals and an assist as Celtic emerged from a tough test against St Mirren in Paisley with a strong finish to move 16 points clear in the William Hill Premiership.The South Korean continued his recent improvement by putting Celtic in front for the third time in the match.The winger then sent a brilliant ball over the top for Daizen Maeda to net before heading

Vitor Pereira rued a costly day for Wolves’ survival hopes after their talisman Matheus Cunha was sent off in a moment of madness during their 5-4 penalty shootout defeat at Bournemouth in the FA Cup fifth round.Cunha had sent the tie to extra time with a sensational 60th-minute equaliser from range but lost his head with spot-kicks on the horizon.After Cunha had been flagged offside in the

Harry Davis snatched a point for AFC Fylde in a 1-1 draw at National League play-off hopefuls Gateshead.Regan Booty collected Branden Horton’s pass and curled in the opener for the hosts after 25 minutes.Fylde equalised in the 64th minute when Davis headed home a cross from Nick Haughton.Gateshead almost won it near the end but Ben Winterbottom tipped Luke Hannant’s effort over the cro

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough was left to rue missed chances on his return to the Pirelli Stadium as his Stags side had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw with Burton.In a scrappy game Stags fell behind to a deflected Owen Dodgson goal for Albion before former Mansfield defender Ryan Sweeney deflected Louis Reed’s cross in for the equaliser, ex-Albion striker Lucas Akins missing a late pena