# Palace launch Mateta red card appeal

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/palace-launch-mateta-red-card-appeal/
- Published: 2026-11-03T14:54:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T01:18:32+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cqp9gelp4em2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Palace have appealed Mateta’s red card against Tottenham.
- VAR upgraded his 13th-minute yellow to a straight red.
- He faces a three-match ban ahead of Palace’s Liverpool match.

## Summary

Crystal Palace have appealed Jean-Philippe Mateta’s straight red card in their defeat by Tottenham, seeking to have the decision overturned or the resulting suspension reduced. The club’s appeal follows a challenge that left Palace playing with ten men while the score was still goalless, and comes as they sit in the Premier League’s bottom three.

Referee Michael Oliver initially showed Mateta a yellow card for his 13th-minute challenge on Micky van de Ven, but VAR review upgraded it to a red. Mateta caught the defender above the ankle; Palace believe the contact was accidental, and the striker is understood to say he was watching the ball and did not see Van de Ven. The 29-year-old faces a three-match ban, while Palace play Liverpool this weekend in a match that could affect manager Pierre Sage’s longer-term future.

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