{"id":38488,"date":"2025-03-05T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=38488"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:03:08","slug":"liam-roberts-applause-millwall-bristol-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liam-roberts-applause-millwall-bristol-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Football Twitter Reacts As Millwall Fans APPLAUD Liam Roberts In The 8th Minute Against Bristol City"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Liam Roberts applause rang out around The Den during Millwall’s 2-0 loss to Bristol City on Tuesday evening.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cheering and clapping occurred in the 8th minute of the Lions EFL Championship clash against the high-flying Robins.<\/p>\n

That was at exactly the same point the goalkeeper was sent off for his horror tackle on Jean-Philippe Mateta in the FA Cup clash on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Roberts will be banned<\/a> for a minimum of three matches. However, the FA are reportedly trying to extend the suspension owing to the severity of the incident at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n

Mateta has starred in the Premier League<\/a> for Crystal Palace this season. The French forward has netted 12 goals in 27 appearances for the Eagles in England’s elite.<\/p>\n

Now, the 27-year-old’s season may be cut short after he had 25 stitches to a deep laceration to his head. Palace chairman Steve Parish described the tackle as \u00a0\u201cthe most reckless challenge I\u2019ve ever seen<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, many turned to X<\/a><\/em> (formerly Twitter) to demonstrate their surprise and disgust at how fans of the South Londoners showed their support for Roberts.<\/p>\n

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Millwall did a minutes applause in the 8th minute to show support for Liam Roberts\u2026
pic.twitter.com\/QUNOByYVEc<\/a><\/p>\n

— Second Tier podcast (@secondtierpod) March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n