Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta is set to miss three Premier League matches after the club’s appeal against his red card in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham is rejected.
Multiple outlets report that the dismissal occurs early in the game, with Tottenham winning with goals from Archie Gray and Jan Paul van Hecke. The BBC and BBC Sport also frame the story around Palace launching and then losing the appeal, while The Athletic and Yahoo Sports note the ban will rule Mateta out of upcoming matches, with a focus on his send-off following contact on Spurs captain Micky van de Ven.
Other reports also place the result in a broader context of Tottenham’s improved form. The Independent and Guardian highlight that Spurs make it a third successive Premier League win, increasing pressure on Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage as Palace suffer another league loss.