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Van Aanholt reveals conversation behind penalty decision

In the absence of Luka Milivojevic this evening, Patrick van Aanholt was tasked with handling Crystal Palace's penalties should they be awarded one and, sure enough, they were.

Van Aanholt calmly buried the spot-kick in the style of his skipper and brought Palace back into the game with West Ham United - the platform they would need to go on and claim all three points.

Speaking after the final whistle, the Dutchman cut a similarly relaxed figure and gave a simple answer when asked if he'd practised penalties throughout the week: "Nope."

He continued, explaining the moment Roy Hodgson spoke with him about the decision: "Luka was suspended today and before the game, the gaffer in the meeting said: ‘Who wants to take a penalty?