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Hodgson praises 'popular' Mitchell after 'rousing applause' from teammates

Roy Hodgson told his post-match press conference that Tyrick Mitchell received a 'rousing' round of applause from his Crystal Palace teammates after the left-back scored his first professional goal.

The Palace manager was full of praise for Mitchell - the Academy graduate he brought into the first-team - after the 21-year-old earned his first professional goal and assist in the Eagles' 3-2 victory over Aston Villa.

Hodgson said: "It [the goal] was a fitting end to a very good performance for him throughout the game. It was an excellent cross for Christian Benteke’s equaliser and I thought he worked hard to defend in quite difficult circumstances at times in the first-half.