Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage
· UEFA Europa LeagueArsenal qualify for Europa League knockout stage with win over PSV
Arsenal secured their spot in the Europa League knockout stage with two games to spare after beating PSV Eindhoven 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 8': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 8': Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 11': Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
- 12': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 13': Hand ball by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 15': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
- 15': Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
- 24': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 24': Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Érick Gutiérrez.
- 28': Hand ball by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
- 33': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til tries a through ball, but Xavi Simons is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Cody Gakpo.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André Ramalho.
- 38': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus following a corner.
- 38': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven).
- 40': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 44': Offside, PSV Eindhoven. Érick Gutiérrez tries a through ball, but Philipp Max is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Holding.
- 45'+1': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, PSV Eindhoven 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, PSV Eindhoven 0.
- 47': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
- 47': Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Armando Obispo (PSV Eindhoven).
- 48': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 50': Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (PSV Eindhoven).
- 52': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 54': Attempt missed. Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
- 54': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a through ball.
- 54': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Foul by Érick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven).
- 56': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Érick Gutiérrez (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 58': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV Eindhoven).
- 61': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 61': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 63': Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).
- 63': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André Ramalho.
- 65': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Noni Madueke replaces Guus Til.
- 66': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Jordan Teze replaces Philipp Max.
- 67': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rob Holding.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Fábio Vieira.
- 68': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Teze.
- 69': Offside, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Ramalho.
- 70': Goal! Arsenal 1, PSV Eindhoven 0. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 72': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 77': Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
- 77': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Luuk de Jong replaces Joey Veerman.
- 79': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 79': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 79': Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven).
- 80': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 83': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 83': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (PSV Eindhoven).
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by André Ramalho.
- 88': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 88': Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 90'+1': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Richard Ledezma replaces Xavi Simons.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Cody Gakpo (PSV Eindhoven).
- 90'+4': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, PSV Eindhoven 0.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, PSV Eindhoven 0.
Statistics
 PSV |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 37.9 | Possession | 62.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 297 | Accurate Passes | 534 |
| 373 | Passes | 596 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 1 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 23 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 21 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 52,200
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 52,200
UEFA Europa League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 8 | +8 | 19 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 8 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | +8 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Turner (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney  |
| 18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
| 23 | Albert Sambi Lokonga |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 21 | Fabio Vieira |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 14 | Eddie Nketiah |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Armando Obispo |
| 5 | André Ramalho |
| 31 | Philipp Max |
| 29 | Phillipp Mwene |
| 23 | Joey Veerman |
| 15 | Érick Gutiérrez |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 20 | Guus Til |
| 11 | Cody Gakpo |
| 7 | Xavi Simons |
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