Pictures: Fans celebrate England quarter final win in Brighton

Fans came out in their thousands to watch England take on Switzerland in the quarter final of the European Championships at venues across the city.

A tense few moments before Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the final penalty (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus)

Hundreds descended on the Brighton fan zone in Valley Gardens to watch the game on the big screen.

Spirits were high within the event's fortified boundaries as Southgate's 11 put up a fight for the place in the semi final - which they secured after battling it out in a penalty shootout.

But it was a nail biting watch to get to this point. It took until the 75th minute for the first goal to hit the back of the net with Switzerland's Breel Embolo making it 1-0.

Celebrating fans dodge flying cans after the penalties victory (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus)

Fans in Brighton could hardly watch the screen as England tried to claw it back and Bukayo Saka made it equal in the 80th minute.

It is a good thing drinks were plentiful at the fan zone as almost all of them ended up being lobbed into the air during the celebrations.

Security guards even had to hold fans back as barriers were pushed over amid the celebrations.

Fans calmed down although the drinks-throwing did not slow down and continued up to the 90-minute whistle and into extra time.

Penalties followed shortly after and the crowd erupted into joy as Cole Palmer scored the first one straight into the back of the net.

The final penalty, scored by Trent Alexander-Arnold was followed by a drunken rendition of the unofficial national anthem Sweet Caroline.

The atmosphere inside the fan zone was electric (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus)

Fans were on each others' shoulders celebrating and streamed out of the venue over a carpet of crushed cans and cups.

England are set to clash with the Netherlands in the semi-final on Wednesday.

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