Much-changed Arsenal held to draw at PSV Eindhoven

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Eddie NketiahEddie 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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PSV Eindhoven

Formation 4-3-3

1Benítez3Teze5Ramalho Silva4Obispo17Mauro Júnior10TillmanSubstituted forTilat 82'minutes30van Aanholt34SaibariSubstituted forDestat 74'minutes11BakayokoSubstituted forBabadiat 74'minutes14Pepi32VertessenSubstituted forOppegårdat 90'minutes

Substitutes

2Sambo8Dest9L de Jong16Drommel18Boscagli20Til24Waterman26Babadi35Oppegård

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

1Ramsdale17Cédric SoaresSubstituted forRiceat 62'minutes2SalibaSubstituted forWhiteat 62'minutes6Gabriel15Kiwior25ElnenySubstituted forØdegaardat 62'minutes20Jorginho29HavertzSubstituted forSmith Roweat 89'minutes24NelsonSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 89'minutes14Nketiah19Trossard

Substitutes

4White7Saka8Ødegaard9Gabriel Jesus10Smith Rowe22Raya31Hein35Zinchenko41Rice63Nwaneri76Walters

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Match ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 1.

Second Half ends, PSV Eindhoven 1, Arsenal 1.

Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.

Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass.

Attempt saved. Mauro Júnior (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Fredrik Oppegård replaces Yorbe Vertessen.

Attempt missed. Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Walter Benítez.

Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Reiss Nelson.

Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.

Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.

Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven).

Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til replaces Malik Tillman.

Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães is caught offside.

Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Hand ball by André Ramalho (PSV Eindhoven).

Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jorginho with a headed pass.

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Isaac Babadi replaces Johan Bakayoko.

Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Sergiño Dest replaces Ismael Saibari.

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PSV Eindhoven

Squad number1Player nameBenítez

Squad number3Player nameTeze

Squad number5Player nameAndré Ramalho

Squad number4Player nameObispo

Squad number17Player nameMauro Júnior

Squad number10Player nameTillman

Squad number30Player namevan Aanholt

Squad number34Player nameSaibari

Squad number11Player nameBakayoko

Squad number14Player namePepi

Squad number32Player nameVertessen

Squad number8Player nameDest

Squad number20Player nameTil

Squad number26Player nameBabadi

Squad number35Player nameOppegård

Arsenal

Squad number1Player nameRamsdale

Squad number17Player nameCédric Soares

Squad number2Player nameSaliba

Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães

Squad number15Player nameKiwior

Squad number25Player nameMohamed Elneny

Squad number20Player nameJorginho

Squad number29Player nameHavertz

Squad number24Player nameNelson

Squad number14Player nameNketiah

Squad number19Player nameTrossard

Squad number4Player nameWhite

Squad number8Player nameØdegaard

Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus

Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe

Squad number41Player nameRice

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