UEFA Champions League

Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Arsenal
  • 8': Bukayo Saka
  • 20': Leandro Trossard
  • 38': Gabriel Jesus
  • 70': Martin Ødegaard
FT
4 - 0
PSV Eindhoven

    Arsenal thrash PSV in impressive Champions League return

    Arsenal enjoyed a triumphant return to the Champions League with a 4-0 thrashing of outclassed PSV Eindhoven in Group B as their impressive start to the season continued on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 8': Goal! Arsenal 1, PSV Eindhoven 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismael Saibari.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joey Veerman.
    • 15': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 15': Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 15': Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 20': Goal! Arsenal 2, PSV Eindhoven 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a fast break.
    • 21': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Jerdy Schouten tries a through ball, but Luuk de Jong is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Bakayoko.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 26': Hand ball by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
    • 36': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ben White.
    • 36': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Armel Bella-Kotchap (PSV Eindhoven) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Goal! Arsenal 3, PSV Eindhoven 0. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 40': Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 42': Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 44': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Hand ball by Ben White (Arsenal).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 3, PSV Eindhoven 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, PSV Eindhoven 0.
    • 47': Armel Bella-Kotchap (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 47': Foul by Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 47': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
    • 49': Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
    • 50': Noa Lang (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Noa Lang.
    • 56': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 58': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.
    • 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerdy Schouten.
    • 64': Offside, Arsenal. Declan Rice tries a through ball, but Reiss Nelson is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Hirving Lozano replaces Johan Bakayoko.
    • 66': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Malik Tillman replaces Ismael Saibari.
    • 68': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Jesus.
    • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 70': Goal! Arsenal 4, PSV Eindhoven 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
    • 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Armel Bella-Kotchap.
    • 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
    • 76': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. André Ramalho replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap.
    • 76': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Yorbe Vertessen replaces Noa Lang.
    • 78': Foul by Jordan Teze (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 78': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 79': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 80': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 83': Offside, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira tries a through ball, but Ben White is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
    • 87': Foul by Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 87': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
    • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jerdy Schouten.
    • 89': Foul by Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 89': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ricardo Pepi replaces Luuk de Jong.
    • 90'+1': Corner, PSV Eindhoven. Conceded by Ben White.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven).
    • 90'+2': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, PSV Eindhoven 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 4, PSV Eindhoven 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 4
    41.3 Possession 58.7
    12 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    332 Accurate Passes 519
    405 Passes 584
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    13 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    38 Long Balls 47
    21 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 5
    16 Tackles 8
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 7
    5 Effective Clearances 12
    5 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 58,860

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    2 William Saliba
    35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    4 Ben White Yellow Card
    41 Declan Rice
    29 Kai Havertz
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    9 Gabriel Jesus
    19 Leandro Trossard
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Mohamed Elneny, Cédric, Aaron Ramsdale, Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Karl Hein, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu.

    PSV PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Walter Benítez (GK)
    18 Olivier Boscagli Yellow Card
    6 Armel Bella-Kotchap
    8 Sergiño Dest
    3 Jordan Teze
    34 Ismael Saibari
    23 Joey Veerman
    22 Jerdy Schouten Yellow Card
    9 Luuk de Jong
    7 Noa Lang
    11 Johan Bakayoko
    PSV Eindhoven Substitutes:
    Patrick van Aanholt, Guus Til, Shurandy Sambo, André Ramalho, Joel Drommel, Yorbe Vertessen, Hirving Lozano, Boy Waterman, Ricardo Pepi, Isaac Babadi, Malik Tillman.

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