Tyrick Mitchell has become the third Crystal Palace player to be called up to Gareth Southgate’s senior England squad this season.
The 22-year-old left-back has been in sensational form for the Eagles this season and has firmly cemented himself as one of their most reliable performers. Mitchell has played the most minutes of any Palace player under Patrick Vieira and has now been rewarded with his first international call-up of any kind, having not previously featured for any of the Three Lions youth sides.
Southgate had confirmed previously that Mitchell had been on his radar after watching him perform well in Palace’s 2-0 win over Wolves at Molineux this month. His inclusion in the squad comes as Chelsea’s Reece James joined Trent Alexander-Arnold in pulling out through injury. James missed Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Middlesbrough in Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final at the Riverside.
