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Much-changed Arsenal held to draw at PSV Eindhoven


Eddie Nketiah scored his first Champions League goal in four appearances to give Arsenal the lead in Eindhoven

Much-changed Arsenal were held to a draw at PSV Eindhoven in their final match of the Champions League group stage.

The Gunners had already won Group B and manager Mikel Arteta made eight changes from the weekend’s Premier League loss at Aston Villa.

It led to a disjointed performance, although Arsenal took the lead through Eddie Nketiah after 42 minutes.

But PSV earned a deserved point via Yorbe Vertessen’s fine equaliser.

Nketiah fired Arsenal ahead three minutes before the end of a first half in which they had been put under significant pressure by PSV, who had also already qualified for the knockout stages as group runners-up.

It was a superb finish by the England forward, controlling a low ball from the right before striking into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the area.

But Arsenal were pegged back five minutes after the break through Vertessen’s right-footed strike off the left post.

Arsenal conclude the group stage with 13 points from six games – four ahead of PSV – and will face one of the other seven runners-up in the next round.

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Line-ups

PSV Eindhoven

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Benítez
  • 3Teze
  • 5Ramalho Silva
  • 4Obispo
  • 17Mauro Júnior
  • 10TillmanSubstituted forTilat 82′minutes
  • 30van Aanholt
  • 34SaibariSubstituted forDestat 74′minutes
  • 11BakayokoSubstituted forBabadiat 74′minutes
  • 14Pepi
  • 32VertessenSubstituted forOppegårdat 90′minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Sambo
  • 8Dest
  • 9L de Jong
  • 16Drommel
  • 18Boscagli
  • 20Til
  • 24Waterman
  • 26Babadi
  • 35Oppegård

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Ramsdale
  • 17Cédric SoaresSubstituted forRiceat 62′minutes
  • 2SalibaSubstituted forWhiteat 62′minutes
  • 6Gabriel
  • 15Kiwior
  • 25ElnenySubstituted forØdegaardat 62′minutes
  • 20Jorginho
  • 29HavertzSubstituted forSmith Roweat 89′minutes
  • 24NelsonSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 89′minutes
  • 14Nketiah
  • 19Trossard

Substitutes

  • 4White
  • 7Saka
  • 8Ødegaard
  • 9Gabriel Jesus
  • 10Smith Rowe
  • 22Raya
  • 31Hein
  • 35Zinchenko
  • 41Rice
  • 63Nwaneri
  • 76Walters

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PSV Eindhoven

  1. Squad number1Player nameBenítez

  2. Squad number3Player nameTeze

  3. Squad number5Player nameAndré Ramalho

  4. Squad number4Player nameObispo

  5. Squad number17Player nameMauro Júnior

  6. Squad number10Player nameTillman

  7. Squad number30Player namevan Aanholt

  8. Squad number34Player nameSaibari

  9. Squad number11Player nameBakayoko

  10. Squad number14Player namePepi

  11. Squad number32Player nameVertessen

  1. Squad number8Player nameDest

  2. Squad number20Player nameTil

  3. Squad number26Player nameBabadi

  4. Squad number35Player nameOppegård





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