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

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

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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 Commentary

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.
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.
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.
42': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 3, PSV Eindhoven 0.
48': Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
58': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.
66': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Hirving Lozano replaces Johan Bakayoko.
66': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Malik Tillman replaces Ismael Saibari.
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.
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.
80': Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Ricardo Pepi replaces Luuk de Jong.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 4, PSV Eindhoven 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

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

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

PSV		ARS
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

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko
4	Ben White
41	Declan Rice
29	Kai Havertz
8	Martin Ødegaard
9	Gabriel Jesus
19	Leandro Trossard
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Mohamed Elneny, Cédric, Aaron Ramsdale, Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Karl Hein, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu.

PSV Eindhoven (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Walter Benítez (GK)
18	Olivier Boscagli
6	Armel Bella-Kotchap
8	Sergiño Dest
3	Jordan Teze
34	Ismael Saibari
23	Joey Veerman
22	Jerdy Schouten
9	Luuk de Jong
7	Noa Lang
11	Johan Bakayoko

Substitutes:

Patrick van Aanholt, Guus Til, Shurandy Sambo, André Ramalho, Joel Drommel, Yorbe Vertessen, Hirving Lozano, Boy Waterman, Ricardo Pepi, Isaac Babadi, Malik Tillman.