Liam Roberts

Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts has had his three-match ban for a dangerous challenge on Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta extended to six games.

The 30-year-old was sent off eight minutes into his side's 3-1 FA Cup fifth round defeat at Selhurst Park after kicking Mateta in the head as he tried to clear the ball.

Palace's French striker was given oxygen before being taken to an ambulance and needed 25 stitches for a severe laceration to his left ear.

The clash initially went unpunished by referee Michael Oliver - it was only after a VAR intervention that Roberts was sent off.

Roberts' red card meant he automatically received a three-game ban, but the Football Association said the punishment was "clearly insufficient" and submitted a claim to a regulatory commission to increase it.

The ban means Roberts will not be able to play again until Saturday 8 April when Millwall travel to Sheffield United in the Championship.