Europa League: PSV prevails over Arsenal 2-0 on Thursday
EINDHOVEN. PSV prevails over Arsenal with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Veerman (56') and a goal from L. de (63').
EINDHOVEN. PSV overcomes Arsenal with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Veerman (56′) and a goal from L. de (63′). Arsenal was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Philips Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Thursday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Marco Di Bello with the help of Alberto Tegoni and Davide Imperiale. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.23 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 70% while PSV was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Arsenal was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, PSV was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
PSV shot 12 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
PSV received 2 yellow cards (P. Mwene and X. Simons). On the other side, Arsenal received 4 yellow cards (K. Tierney, G. Martinelli, G. Jesus and G. Xhaka).
After this match, PSV will have 7 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Arsenal will stay with 12 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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44'44'
Xavi Simons (Goal Disallowed)
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46'46'
Luuk de Jong
Anwar El Ghazi
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55'55'
Joey Veerman
Luuk de Jong
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57'57'
Thomas Partey
Albert Sambi Lokonga
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57'57'
Bukayo Saka
Martin Ødegaard
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58'58'
Kieran Tierney
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59'59'
Xavi Simons
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63'63'
Luuk de Jong
Cody Gakpo
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64'64'
Gabriel Jesus
Rob Holding
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67'67'
Gabriel Martinelli
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67'67'
Phillipp Mwene
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74'74'
Ben White
Takehiro Tomiyasu
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74'74'
Gabriel Magalhães
Kieran Tierney
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79'79'
Gabriel Jesus
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80'80'
Noni Madueke
Xavi Simons
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80'80'
Granit Xhaka
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80'80'
Xavi Simons
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81'81'
G. Til
Joey Veerman
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81'81'
Jordan Teze
Jarrad Branthwaite
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84'84'
Mauro Júnior
Cody Gakpo
Next match
In the upcoming Europa League match, PSV will play away against Bodø / Glimt on the 3rd of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Arsenal will host Zürich on the 3rd of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).
PSV: Formation and Lineups
PSV started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ruud van Nistelrooy chose to play with the following team: Walter Benítez , Phillipp Mwene , André Ramalho , Jarrad Branthwaite , Philipp Max , Ibrahim Sangaré , Érick Gutiérrez , Anwar El Ghazi , Joey Veerman , Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons .
Substitutes
PSV made 5 changes: A. El-Ghazi for L. de Jong (46′), X. Simons for N. Madueke (80′), J. Branthwaite for J. Teze (80′), J. Veerman for G. Til (81′) and C. Gakpo for Mauro Junior (84′).
Top player: Luuk de Jong
The player who no doubt impressed PSV the most was Luuk de Jong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Arsenal: Formation and Lineups
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale , Takehiro Tomiyasu , William Saliba , Rob Holding , Kieran Tierney , Martin Ødegaard , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Granit Xhaka , Fábio Vieira , Edward Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli .
Substitutes
Arsenal made 5 changes: A. S. Lokonga for T. Partey (56′), M. Odegaard for B. Saka (57′), E. Nketiah for G. Jesus (64′), K. Tierney for Gabriel (74′) and T. Tomiyasu for B. White (74′).
Top player: Fábio Vieira
Probably the most impressive player in Arsenal was Fábio Vieira.
His rating is with 46 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League
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