JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA wore a water polo-style helmet on his return from a horror head injury. The Crystal Palace striker was ...

JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA will be wearing a water polo-style protective headband on his Crystal Palace return on Saturday. And ...

As anyone who's watched a swim meet knows, swimmers wear caps in the pool. These protect the hair from chlorine, help keep the goggles on more securely, and reduce any drag from long hair.

The Crystal Palace striker will wear the Petr Cech-style head protection against Fulham after needing 25 stitches in his ear ...

Jean-Philippe Mateta is back from his horror injury, but he’s now having to wear some unique protective headgear. Mateta was given oxygen and taken to hospital following a huge collision ...

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta will be wearing a helmet today against Fulham in their FA Cup quarterfinal.

Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta will return wearing a custom protective helmet similar to the one worn by Chelsea ...

On his return to action Mateta wore a water polo-style helmet to protect his ear and helped Palace to a 3-0 win at Craven Cottage. There was serious planning to put into the helmet's design ...

Glasner explained: “It’s like a water polo helmet. In water polo it’s so they don’t get water into their ears, he has it just on one side. It sounds crazy, but we are used to it.