{"id":302212,"date":"2023-12-12T20:24:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302212"},"modified":"2023-12-12T20:24:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:24:39","slug":"psv-1-1-arsenal-eddie-nketiah-scores-first-champions-league-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/psv-1-1-arsenal-eddie-nketiah-scores-first-champions-league-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"PSV 1-1 Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah scores first Champions League goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> PSV 1-1 Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah scores first Champions League goal as Mikel Arteta&#8217;s men end group stage with battling draw against Dutch league leaders<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s men ceded plenty of chances to their flying Dutch opponents\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Eddie Nketiah scored and Reiss Nelson turned in a strong, creative performance<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Back off Erik ten Hag! Insipid Man United performances are on the players \u2013 not the manager &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was on 89 minutes when a window into Mikel Arteta\u2019s psyche latched open.<\/p>\n<p>The score was level, the match\u2019s result having no consequence with both Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven already qualified for the Champions League last-16, the Gunners guaranteed top spot.<\/p>\n<p>Three teenagers, Ethan Nwaneri, Reuell Walters and Lino Sousa, were on the bench, with what is almost certainly their only chance to appear for the first-team in Europe this season. The stuff of dreams for a kid.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Arteta hauled on Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe for Reiss Nelson and Kai Havertz. Talk about ruthlessness \u2014 and a desire to win any game, no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>It begged the question \u2014 if the young guns don\u2019t play now, when will they?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/19\/78879401-12856319-image-a-6_1702410737679.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Nketiah bagged his first Champions League goal to put Arsenal ahead before the break<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/19\/78880253-12856319-image-a-7_1702410782230.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yorbe Vertessen restored parity early in the second half as PSV flexed their attacking muscles<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>It was the Hale End academy graduates rather than apprentices who starred, Reiss Nelson teeing up Eddie Nketiah for the Gunners\u2019 sole goal.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the backline was leaky and, on another night, PSV\u2019s goal margin would have been wider.<\/p>\n<p>The home side struck the goalframe three separate times \u2014 Yorbe Vertassen\u2019s shot going in \u2014 as they pressed on for more in-front of an expectant crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that lack of cohesion was influenced by the eight changes made to the side beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>In the games coming up, though, the defence will need to be tighter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/19\/78879135-12856319-image-a-12_1702410906536.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Yohan Bakayoko was a constant thorn in Arsenal&#8217;s side, wreaking havoc down the right flank<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/19\/78882027-12856319-image-a-13_1702410933488.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reiss Nelson turned in an impressive performance and assisted Nketiah for his opening goal<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta said before the match, \u2018It\u2019s never a free hit in football\u2019. Case in point, after 62 minutes he made three substitutions, including bringing in Declan Rice at centre back for Jakub Kiwior.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the woodwork, it was Nelson who starred, shimmying from left to right with an occasional stepover throw in for good measure, too.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the Gunners\u2019s best work forward stemmed from his left wing, the opposing backline stuck as to whether to stay tight on him or allow the player to drift wide.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how strong his performance, and it was excellent, Nelson will know the challenge he faces to even appear off the bench in the forthcoming matches is stark. All he can do is step up when called upon, and he did just that.<\/p>\n<p>PSV\u2019s Johan Bakayoko beat Jakub Kiwior on the overlap after seven minutes, Patrick van Aanholt receiving his cross. He had a shot blocked by a William Saliba sliding tackle before standing on Aaron Ramsdale\u2019s ankle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/19\/78882115-12856319-image-m-15_1702410997243.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Could Mikel Arteta have brought on a youngster such as Ethan Nwaneri for experience?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/19\/78882219-12856319-image-a-16_1702411059155.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ramsdale was kept busy on his Champions League debut as he replaced David Raya<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel then deflected Ricardo Pepi\u2019s strike over, but it was the action prior which left a mark. Ramsdale was left on the floor minutes later, clutching above his ankle as the medical staff attended to him.<\/p>\n<p>His eyes darted towards the touchline, David Raya having begun a warm-up. A cue for Ramsdale to brush himself down and continue.<\/p>\n<p>Vertessen\u2019s header struck a post after 19 minutes. Mohamed Elneny shimmied past two players, hitting a post with his shot soon after before the Gunners got one before the break. Eddie Nketiah\u2019s strike went through Andre Ramalho\u2019s legs and in the net.<\/p>\n<p>Vertassen hit the post once again, after 50 minutes, but this time the ball fell into the goal. Ricardo Pepi had a shot, you guessed it, strike the woodwork, too, but in the end, the spoils were shared.<\/p>\n<h3>Match facts\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>ARSENAL (4-3-3): Ramsdale 6.5; Cedric 5 (Rice 62, 6.5), Saliba 6.5 (White 62, 6), Gabriel 6.5, Kiwior 5.5; Elneny 5.5 (Odegaard 62, 6.5), Jorginho 6, Havertz 6 (Smith Rowe 89); Nelson 8 (Jesus 89), Nketiah 6.5, Trossard 5.<\/p>\n<p>PSV (4-3-3): Benitez 6.5; Teze 6, Ramalho 6, Obispo 6, Van Aanholt 6.5; Tillman 6 (Til 82), Junior 6, Saibari 6 (Dest 74); Bakayoko 7 (Babadi 74), Pepi 7, Vertessen 7 (Oppegard 90).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12856319\/PSV-1-1-Arsenal-Eddie-Nketiah-Champions-League-Mikel-Arteta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSV 1-1 Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah scores first Champions League goal as Mikel Arteta&#8217;s men end group stage with battling draw <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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