Tyrick Mitchell scored his first professional goal as Crystal Palace twice came from behind to beat Aston Villa and damage their hopes of achieving a Premier League top-half finish.

In an engrossing encounter that belied its largely 'dead rubber' status, both sides contributed energetic displays full of attacking intent, with Palace rewarded for a superb second-half showing.

Trailing 2-1 from the 34th minute, Palace battered at the door after the break until the visitors' resistance was finally broken at Selhurst Park.

With 15 minutes left, Zaha produced a driving run before cutting inside and firing a fierce shot that deflected into the net off Villa defender Ahmed Elmohamady.

Then, with six minutes to go, Mitchell found himself in the perfect spot after a fluffed Eberechi Eze cross to bundle the ball home with his shoulder.

Palace had already come back into the game once, Christian Benteke heading in against his former club following John McGinn's well-taken opener.

Anwar El Ghazi lashed in at the back post to restore Villa's lead - a goal that looked like being the winner until Palace's late rally.

Afterwards, Mitchell stated: "[It's a] dream come true. I was just gambling. I tried to go back post for the first cross and then when it went back out I thought I'd stay around. I just tried to be in the right place. I knew it hit my shoulder, for a second I was a bit scared [it would be disallowed].

"It's been an amazing season. It's been a dream come true and I'm just buzzing. I didn't think I would feature this much and I'm just thankful to the manager.

"I've learnt a lot, how hard it is in the Premier League week in, week out, but I feel I've got a lot more confident."