His first international goal, a second-half penalty, just underlined the feeling that the Chelsea playmaker, whose two previous caps came as a substitute, is ready to make waves in Germany. The problem is, where? Palmer can play anywhere in the front four but with Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Harry Kane for competition – not to mention players of the quality of Eze in reserve, he is taking on a tall order. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
But Palmer was England 's star performer on the Three Lions' first visit to St James' Park in 19 years, opening the scoring in a 3-0 win over Bosnia Herzegovina which did not resolve all that much for manager Gareth Southgate despite occasional flickers of promise. In fact, Trent Alexander-Arnold muddied the waters with the highlight of the night, a beautiful half-volley as Jack Grealish 's chipped cross from the corner of the area dipped at his right boot. Alexander-Arnold's midfield passing had upped England's threat level but he scored his wonderful goal from right-back – a position a fit Kyle Walker will surely not be budged from.
Much has rightly been made of Ivan Toney's penalty record when assessing his chances of making the cut from 33 to 26 on Friday night but Palmer is yet to miss a spot kick in his fledgling senior career. Advertisement Adv.