Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, December 21, 2025
PSV Eindhoven WWLWW 2
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FC Utrecht DDLDW 1
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UTR101
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Match Report

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USMNT's Ricardo Pepi strikes as PSV come from behind against Utrecht

United States forward Ricardo Pepi continued his excellent run of form with a goal that helped PSV Eindhoven beat Utrecht 2-1 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
12
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
6
57.4
Possession
42.6
14
SHOTS
17
8
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
419
Accurate Passes
285
497
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
8
26
Crosses
32
0.2
Cross %
0.3
38
Long Balls
59
19
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
8
28
Effective Clearances
30
28
Clearances
30

Head to Head

PSV leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

UTR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Vasilios BarkasG
  2. 24Nick ViergeverCD-L
  3. 3Mike van der HoornCD-R
  4. 16Souffian El KarouaniLB
  5. 2Siebe HoremansRB
  6. 21Gjivai ZechiëlCM-L
  7. 27Alonzo EngwandaCM-R
  8. 10Yoann CathlineLM
  9. 22Miguel RodríguezRM
  10. 20Dani de WitCF-L
  11. 7Victor JensenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Michael BrouwerSUB
  2. 55Derry John MurkinSUB
  3. 5Kolbeinn FinnssonSUB
  4. 15Adrian BlakeSUB
  5. 40Matisse DiddenSUB
  6. 26Miliano JonathansSUB
  7. 23Niklas VesterlundSUB
  8. 33Kevin GadellaaSUB
  9. 8Can BozdoganSUB
  10. 44Mike EerdhuijzenSUB
  11. 17Emirhan DemircanSUB

PSV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Matej KovárG
  2. 3Yarek GasiorowskiCD-L
  3. 22Jerdy SchoutenCD-R
  4. 17Mauro JúniorLB
  5. 8Sergiño DestRB
  6. 20Guus TilAM
  7. 23Joey VeermanLM
  8. 10Paul WannerRM
  9. 9Ricardo PepiF
  10. 5Ivan PerisicAM-L
  11. 27Dennis ManAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Ryan FlamingoSUB
  2. 50Nicolas VerkooijenSUB
  3. 47Tai AbedSUB
  4. 4Armando ObispoSUB
  5. 24Niek SchiksSUB
  6. 31Noah FernandezSUB
  7. 35Joel Van Den BergSUB
  8. 51Tijn SmolenaarsSUB
  9. 19Esmir BajraktarevicSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Nick Viergever (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! FC Utrecht 1, PSV Eindhoven 0. Mike van der Hoorn (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  3. 45' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Dennis Man.
  4. 52' Goal! FC Utrecht 1, PSV Eindhoven 1. Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  5. 58' Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 68' Victor Jensen (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Goal! FC Utrecht 1, PSV Eindhoven 2. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross following a corner.
  9. 76' Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  10. 83' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Matisse Didden replaces Nick Viergever.
  11. 85' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Noah Fernandez replaces Ivan Perisic.
  12. 86' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Armando Obispo replaces Joey Veerman.
  13. 86' Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 88' Second yellow card to Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) for a bad foul.
  15. 89' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ryan Flamingo replaces Ricardo Pepi.
  16. 90'+7' Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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