Tyrick Mitchell responds to Teemu Pukki as Crystal Palace settle for point vs Norwich

Crystal Palace full-back Tyrick Mitchell says he was disappointed not to come away from Carrow Road with three points on Wednesday night after dominating against Norwich City for long spells.

The Eagles went behind after just 39 seconds to a Teemu Pukki goal, but grew into the match from then and had the better of the chances over the 90 minutes.

Wilfried Zaha restored parity for the visitors with a wicked, curling finish into Angus Gunn’s top corner in the second half before missing the chance to put Palace ahead just moments later after missing a penalty that Mitchell had won after a foul by Max Aarons in the box.

After the game, the young full-back said the feeling in the Eagles squad was that they had dropped two points rather than gained one, with the result keeping them 13th in the Premier League table after 23 games.

“I feel like bar the first chance that they scored we dominated the whole game but unfortunately, we weren't able to get the win,” he told PalaceTV at full-time.

Following Pukki’s opener the Finland international had two more chances to add to Norwich’s early lead but both times he was thwarted by a last-ditch intervention from Mitchell.

The first, on 20 minutes, saw him flick a header away for a corner at the back post while Pukki was lurking behind him waiting to prod the ball past Guaita if he failed to clear.

Moments later the Canaries engineered a two against one chance on Palace’s goal but, once again, Mitchell came to the rescue with a sliding block where Pukki looked odds-on to make it 2-0.

The Norwich striker told reporters after the game that his side would likely have won the game were it not for Mitchell's defending.

“It was two good opportunities and I was just glad that I could get