PSV-Arsenal – LIVE!
The much-changed Arsenal team was lucky to emerge from Holland with a 1-1 draw in their Champions League tie against PSV Eindhoven. A goal in every aspect of the match saw the top two in Group B percentage-wise spoiled when Eddie Nketiah’s first Champions League goal was canceled out thanks to a clever goal from Yorbe Vertessen in the equaliser.
Manager Mikel Arteta said on the eve of the game that, whoever represented Arsenal had a “duty” to win – but his unfamiliar XI were second-best for much of the night. Arsenal had already secured top spot in Group B, with PSV assured of qualifying alongside them, and the Gunners showed eight changes to the five alterations made by the hosts.
Arteta’s side had begun life back in the Champions League after a seven-year absence by easing to victory over PSV at the Emirates in September and, despite this rotated line-up, they would strike first once more. Nketiah broke the deadlock three minutes before the break with his first proper sight of goal, angling a low drive through the legs of PSV skipper Andre Ramalho and in off the inside of a post. Vertessen dragged a shot just wide soon after the restart but moments later he deservedly levelled, Saliba this time leaving himself out of position by diving in for an interception and the Belgian curling past Ramsdale.
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The moment Jurrien Timber learned he had suffered the first major injury of his career, he vowed to turn the negative into the positive.
Forced just 50 minutes short of making his Premier League debut for Arsenal in August after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the £38. 5m defender knew he was struggling to play again this season.
But Timber has used the time wisely to settle into London life and study the way Arsenal play. He has not missed a home game all season, visits the dressing room before and after matches at Emirates Stadium and is a regular in team meetings at the training ground.
“The thing I was thinking about when I first got injured was just to take the positives out of it and to keep trying to be involved with the team,” says Timber. “You have to learn while watching. The thing is it’s a long injury, between seven and nine months, but it’s also coming closer every week.
“At some point you have to dig deeper into the way we play and be in position for my comeback. I attend meetings, but it’s also about communication. I keep communicating with the players, the coaches and have lunch with them. “
Timber hasn’t trained outdoors yet and doesn’t know when he’ll be back, but it’s clear his hard work is paying off. The 22-year-old understands more and more how his teammates play every week.
Read our full interview here!
Arsenal have held contract talks with defender Reuell Walters in a bid to fend off the 18-year-old from Premier League and European clubs.
Walters has been at Arsenal since 2020 and in January will enter the final six months of his current deal.
The much-loved right-back, who can also play in central defence, is yet to make his debut for the Gunners but has been on the bench thirteen times, totalling the last two games.
Scene in Eindhoven just over 90 minutes before the start.
It is a function forged by the Arsenal when those organizations met at the beginning of the organizational stage.
In their first game at the most sensible of the European table, the Gunners claimed victory against PSV. So they did. . .
Gabriel Martinelli did not come to Eindhoven: he lost his studies due to illness.
Bukayo Saka also didn’t exercise, after suffering a blow to his foot, but he made the trip. Emile Smith Rowe returns to training with the first team as he accelerates his recovery from injury.
That outcome may depend on the type of team Arteta plays in that dead game, which can give the hosts a natural advantage.
PSV are in very good form this season and can take advantage of a much-replaced Gunners line-up.
PSV 2-1.
Mikel Arteta will make adjustments for tonight’s dead match.
Aaron Ramsdale could make his Champions League debut for Arsenal, while youth squad Reuell Walters hopes to make his debut as a full-back.
Jorginho and Mohamed Elneny are expected to play in midfield, while Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard and Reiss Nelson are expected to start in attack.
Arsenal predicted XI (4-3-3): Ramsdale; Walters, Kiwior, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Elneny, Jorginho, Havertz; Nelson, Nketiah, Trossard
The hosts are without defenders Jordan Teze (concussion), Armando Obispo (knee) and Armel Bella-Kotchap (shoulder) as well as striker Noa Lang (knock).
Hirving Lozano is suspended and has a hip problem.
TV Channel: In the UK, the match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 2, and the game will start at 5:00 p. m. m. before the start at 5:45 p. m.
Live streaming: Subscribers can also watch the contest online through the Discovery app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action here, with Simon Collings’ expert research on the ground.
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s PSV vs Arsenal LIVE!
This is the last series of matches in the organizational phase of the Champions League, and the task is already done for both teams. Arsenal will take over the organization, and PSV will qualify for the round of 16 in second place.
We’ll have all the latest updates, preparations and news ahead of the kick-off, which will take place at 17:45 GMT from the Philips Stadion.
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