UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, September 20, 2023
PSV Eindhoven WDWWW 0
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Arsenal WWDWW 4
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Emirates Stadium · 58,860 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

PSV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

PSV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Walter BenítezG
  2. 18Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Armel Bella-KotchapCD-R
  4. 8Sergiño DestLB
  5. 3Jordan TezeRB
  6. 34Ismael SaibariAM
  7. 23Joey VeermanLM
  8. 22Jerdy SchoutenRM
  9. 9Luuk de JongF
  10. 7Noa LangAM-L
  11. 11Johan BakayokoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 42' Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  7. 58' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.
  8. 66' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Hirving Lozano replaces Johan Bakayoko.
  9. 66' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Malik Tillman replaces Ismael Saibari.
  10. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  11. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Bukayo Saka.
  12. 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.
  13. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Declan Rice.
  14. 76' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. André Ramalho replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap.
  15. 76' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Yorbe Vertessen replaces Noa Lang.
  16. 80' Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 87' Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ricardo Pepi replaces Luuk de Jong.

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