England vs Switzerland: Alexander-Arnold the hero as Three Lions win on penalties

What a finish to that game in Dusseldorf and England have squeezed through again. The Three Lions may have underwhelmed in Germany but they've found a way to win matches and are now in with a real shout at silverware.

Join us again for more live coverage of their semi-final showdown on Wednesday. Let the celebrations begin.

Meanwhile, Gareth Southgate has told the BBC: "I thought the players were brilliant, it is the best we have played. To come from behind and [to have] shown [the] character and resilience we did, it isn't just about playing well.

"It was so brave from Bukayo [Saka], he is one of our best and we were never in question he would take one. But we all knew what he went through [at Euro 2020].

"Huge performance, huge result and we are still in it. We had to be tactically spot on. We are in a third semi-final and it says a lot about the whole group. I thought we had good control."

England captain Harry Kane has paid tribute to his team-mates in the aftermath of the Three Lions' victory over Switzerland.

The striker told the BBC: “Another tough game and first of all great resilience from the lads to turn it up again. To get the goal, a fantastic finish from Bukayo Saka.

“Penalties are penalties, but I felt prepared - I was on the side, but I felt comfortable in the lads. Five out of five and a save from Picks (Jordan Pickford).

“We trust in whoever is on the pitch and the difference this year compared to past years is we have proven penalty takers – we have a lot more experience and we showed it out there.”

England have booked their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals after scoring all five of their penalties.

They were all wonderful strikes and the Three Lions are now just two matches away from lifting the Euro 2024 trophy.

Trent Alexander-Arnold scores and he wins the game for England.

England have won the penalty shootout 5-3 and they're through to the semis.

Zeki Amdouni scores.

England 4-3 Switzerland

Ivan Toney scores.

England 4-2 Switzerland

Xherdan Shaqiri scores.

England 3-2 Switzerland

Bukayo Saka scores.

England 3-1 Switzerland

Fabian Schar scores.

England 2-1 Switzerland

Jude Bellingham scores.

England 2-0 Switzerland

Manuel Akanji sees his penalty saved by Jordan Pickford

England 1-0 Switzerland

Here we go then...

Cole Palmer scores.

England 1-0 Switzerland

Wow, another England game at a major tournament will be decided by penalties. The Three Lions have only ever won two of nine shootouts at major tournaments. But they must hold their nerve tonight.

Switzerland hit the post from a corner before putting the pressure on at the death.

Phil Foden makes way for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Gareth Southgate appears to be planning for penalties. There are only three minutes remaining.

Harry Kane has been clattered on the touchline and ends up metres away from the side of the pitch.

He's then immediately brought off as Ivan Toney comes on to replace him.

The second half of extra time gets underway as England fans sing the national anthem in the stands. That's the sort of inspiration these England players will need to do something special before the full-time whistle blows.

Neither side have been able to make a breakthrough in the first half of extra time and we're all level at the interval.

There are 15 minutes to go. If there isn't another goal, this game will be decided on spot kicks.

England are on the attack and Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham have shots blocked during a frenzy in front of goal.

The Real Madrid man then gets a second shot away, which is held by Yann Sommer. We're approaching half-time in extra time.

Declan Rice forces Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer into a wonder save after unleashing from the edge of the penalty box.

That was destined for the bottom corner.

Extra time is underway in Dusseldorf and England will be looking to hold their nerve.

Gareth Southgate's side have failed to kick into life at this tournament, but they are still in it.

They need a big 30 minutes, otherwise it's penalties.

England survive a scare at the death as Breel Embolo takes the ball away from Dan Ndoye following a teasing cross. Steven Zuber then smashes the ball over the crossbar on the follow up.

The full-time whistle blows and we’re into extra time once again.

Gareth Southgate made three changes between the two goals as Cole Palmer, Luke Shaw and Eberechi Eze were all introduced.

Ezri Konsa, Kieran Trippier and Kobbie Mainoo have come off.

Bukayo Saka levels for England after curling a sensational strike off the post and into the back of the net from the edge of the penalty area.

This game has sparked into life as there is life in this England team after all.

Switzerland open the scoring 75 minutes into the match as England fail to deal with a ball across goal from Dan Ndoye.

Breel Embolo tucks the ball in from close range, with England staring over the precipice once again.

Harry Kane is shown a yellow card after attemtpting to hold off Switzerland defender Manuel Akanji.

That's harsh, to say the least.

England are being forced to soak up the pressure once again as Switzerland are enjoying a good spell.

Gareth Southgate could be thinking about making some changes soon to try and impact proceedings.

Ezri Konsa does at least look fine after his injury scare.

Jordan Pickford finally has something to do as he saves a tame effort from Breel Embolo.

But England are then given an injury scare as Ezri Konsa goes down. The Aston Villa defender soon gets back up, however.

Jude Bellingham drives forward into the penalty area seconds into the second half. He isn't able to pick out a team-mate in the box, however, as Switzerland eventually clear the ball from danger.

Despite their improved performance, England failed to test Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer in the opening period.

And Gareth Southgate's side will want to put that right in the second half.

The Dusseldorf showdown is underway once again. Neither team have made any changes at the break.

The half-time whistle has just sounded and it's all square in Dusseldorf.

Neither team have been able to find a route to goal, but the Three Lions will be relatively pleased with their first half performance.

Declan Rice has just enjoyed a bit of good fortune after slipping in possession and nearly losing the ball close to the edge of his own penalty area.

If Switzerland had won the ball there, they would have been in on goal.

England have now been denied a free-kick on the edge of the box after Kieran Trippier’s cross was charged down by Remo Freuler and blocked by his hand. That would have been the ideal position for a set-piece.

Alan Shearer wants to see England players bursting to get on the end of Bukayo Saka's crosses.

The ex-England striker, who is on co-commentating duties on BBC One, just exclaimed: "Every time Bukayo Saka has had the ball he has gone past defenders and put the ball into the box.

"Again, a ball into the middle and he is looking for more movement - no white shirts getting onto the end of it."

It's still goalless at the midway point of the first half, but England have looked better than they did in their opening four matches.

Still need some quality in front of goal but the Three Lions are working the ball into good areas.

Bukayo Saka is impressing down the right.

Harry Kane has been denied a penalty after going down in the area following a challenge by Newcastle's Fabian Schar. He was appealing for it, but the referee wasn't interested.

At the other end Jude Bellingham has just seen a through ball cut out in the Switzerland box, with Declan Rice then having a shot deflected away from goal.

Switzerland’s front three have been threatening in the early exchanges and the England backline could be in for a busy afternoon.

The Three Lions will take confidence from soaking up some early pressure and will now be hungry to assert themselves further forward.

England ace Bukayo Saka appears to be playing on the right in the early stages of this match.

Both teams look willing to attack in Dusseldorf, with England forced to scramble the ball away moments ago.

We're finally underway and England will be desperate for a quick start. Stick with us for all the latest match updates.

Prince William is in attendance and the national anthems have been sung. We're moments from kick-off and England will be looking to reach the semis for the second European Championship in a row.

Switzerland saw off Italy in their last-16 encounter to book their place in the quarters. And they have named an unchanged line-up for today's clash.

England have scored just three goals in their four matches so far. With a new formation on show, will their attacking players finally unleash in front of goal?

The England players are currently warming up on the pitch at the Merkur Spiel Arena and are putting their finishing touches in place ahead of kick-off. Not long to go.

Meanwhile, Southgate refused to confirm his formation when quizzed about it.

“Whatever formation we play, we want to try and get the pressure right on the opposition,” he said. “Adapting with the ball to try and pose them as many problems as we can.”

And he added: “Well, let’s see what the formation is first. We’re always trying to get the best out of everybody.”

England manager Gareth Southgate has spoken out after switching Bukayo Saka to the left wing.

Ahead of the match he told the BBC: “He is a player that works diligently for the team. He’s obviously a huge threat in one against one situations.

“He provides so much. He’s got a goal threat so he’s been a really important player for a number of years now.”

The England players have been out inspecting the pitch ahead of kick-off.

And they'll be going through their final preparations during the warm-up. The atmosphere is building.

England have announced their starting line-up for today's clash and it's as expected.

Gareth Southgate has made just the one change, with Ezri Konsa coming in as part of a back three.

England fans are packed into the Euro 2024 Fan Zone in Dusseldorf as they prepare to watch the Three Lions' fifth match of the tournament.

There are plenty of smiling faces about. But will the England fans still be smiling this evening?

We’ll have full team news in around 30 minutes when England announce their line-up.

But reports ahead of the match have suggested that Gareth Southgate will move to a 3-4-2-1 formation for today’s contest, with Aston Villa ace Ezri Konsa coming into the backline in place of the suspended Marc Guehi.

England will face the winner of today’s other quarter-final between the Netherlands and Turkey if they overcome Switzerland in Dusseldorf. The second last eight showdown of the day will kick-off at 8pm in Berlin.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the draw Spain stunned host nation Germany in extra time yesterday to cement their spot in the semi-finals and will go head-to-head with France on Tuesday for a place in the showpiece event. France defeated Portugal in their quarter-final match following a penalty shootout.

England boss Gareth Southgate will be able to call upon Real Madrid genius Jude Bellingham this afternoon after the ace avoided an immediate ban following his goal celebration against Slovakia.

The blockbuster star moved his hand over his groin area as he glared towards the Slovakia bench after levelling the scores in the 95th minute. He has been hit with a one game ban, which has been suspended for 12 months, on top of a £30,000 fine.

England have underwhelmed throughout Euro 2024 but still managed to win their group following a victory over Serbia and draws against Denmark and Slovenia.

The 1966 World Cup winners then overcame Slovakia in the last-16 after Jude Bellingham scored a 95th minute equaliser and Harry Kane nodded in a winner in extra time.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of England’s Euro 2024 quarter-final showdown with Switzerland.

The Three Lions have somehow made it to last eight of the tournament and the nation is now holdings its breath in anticipation.

Gareth Southgate’s men will take on Switzerland at the 47,000-capacity Merkur Spiel Arena in Dusseldorf, with the clash getting underway at 5pm BST.