Introduced as part of a triple change with 12 minutes remaining, the task for Palmer – in addition to Luke Shaw and Eberechi Eze – was to help England find an equaliser and stay in the tournament.

Gareth Southgate's side had fallen behind three minutes earlier when Breel Embolo put the Swiss ahead with a close-range finish after escaping the clutches of full-back Kyle Walker.

Palmer's arrival into the game helped liven up the England attack and Gareth Southgate's side drew level soon after as Bukayo Saka cut onto his right foot and whipped a shot into the net via the far post.

The goal forced a period of extra time in which there was little to separate the two sides. Xherdan Shaqiri came closest to scoring a winner as his whipped near-post corner caught out Jordan Pickford but rebounded off the woodwork.

It was left to penalties to decide which country would advance into the semi-finals. Palmer, who scored all ten of his spot-kicks for Chelsea during the 23/24 campaign, shouldered the responsibility of the first England penalty.

As Blues supporters have become accustomed to, Palmer displayed no nerves and fired confidently beyond Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Manuel Akanji followed and saw his effort saved by Pickford.

Jude Bellingham, Saka and Ivan Toney scored England's next three penalties. Fabian Schar, Shaqiri and Zeki Amdouni did the same for Switzerland.

That left it to Trent Alexandar-Arnold to dispatch the decisive spot kick, which he did emphatically to send the Three Lions, including Palmer and fellow Chelsea teammate Conor Gallagher, an unused substitute, into the last four.