Arsenal faced off against PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in the UEFA Europa League. The Gunners made a dominant start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Joey Veerman opened the goal-scoring in the 55th minute with a nice finish. Luuk de Jong doubled the home team’s lead just eight minutes later which left the Gunners with a mountain to climb. Mikel Arteta’s men failed to come up with a response and crashed to a 2-0 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the match against PSV Eindhoven.
GK: Aaron Ramsdale – 5.5/10
The English keeper made a few decent saves at the back but should have done better to prevent de Jong’s goal after the hour mark.
RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6.5/10
The Japanese talent earned the ball back once and engineered one good chance in the final third for Arsenal.
CB: William Saliba – 6/10
The French talent made one important clearance during the game but failed to stop PSV from scoring twice during the game.
CB: Rob Holding – 6/10
He made a couple of important contributions at the back but won’t be happy after letting in two goals during his time on the field.
LB: Kieran Tierney – 5.5/10
Tierney was far from convincing at the back but engineered one decent chance in the final third.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 6/10
He had a few bright moments in the game and was accurate with his passing. However, Odegaard failed to make a difference in the opponent’s half.
CM: Albert Sambi Lokonga – 6.5/10
Lokonga anchored the midfield well at times but could last only 55 minutes.
CM: Granit Xhaka – 6/10
Xhaka struggled to get a foothold in the game and produced a lackluster display in the PSV half.
RW: Fabio Viera – 6.5/10
He created some decent chances for his teammates and made one good run with the ball.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – 6/10
Nketiah was not shy of having a shot at goal but failed to finish off any of his chances.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 5.5/10
Martinelli created some inviting opportunities for others around him but struggled to find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
CM: Thomas Partey – 6/10
He added some energy to Arteta’s midfield.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 6/10
The English sensation engineered one key chance in the final third.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 6/10
He had a couple of lively moments but failed to register a goal.
CB: Gabriel – 6.5/10
The Brazilian talent kept things solid at the back.
RB: Ben White – 6/10
He didn’t do much wrong when defending inside his half.
