PSV Eindhoven vs Arsenal facts

PSV Eindhoven will attempt to win a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie for the first time in 18 seasons as they renew acquaintances with Arsenal in the first leg.

The Dutch side were 4-3 aggregate winners against Juventus in this season's knockout phase play-offs (1-2 a, 3-1 h aet), their first two-legged victory in the competition proper since beating Arsenal at this stage in 2006/07.

The Gunners overcame Porto at this stage 12 months ago, their first round of 16 success since 2010, and sealed direct qualification to this season's last 16 by finishing third in the league phase.

Previous meetings

Matches 10
PSV wins 2
Arsenal wins 4
Draws 4
PSV goals 6
Arsenal goals 13

2002/03 Champions League first group stage
PSV 0-4 Arsenal
Arsenal 0-0 PSV
Gilberto's first-minute strike in Eindhoven was added to in the second period by Fredrik Ljungberg and two Thierry Henry goals in the final ten minutes; the Gunners earned a draw in north London despite losing Kolo Touré to a 35th-minute red card.

2004/05 Champions League group stage
Arsenal 1-0 PSV
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
An own goal from PSV defender Alex gave Arsenal a home win, the English side holding on for a draw in Netherlands after Lauren (65) and Patrick Vieira (78) had both been dismissed, Henry having cancelled out André Ooijer's early opener.

2006/07 Champions League round of 16
PSV 1-0 Arsenal
Arsenal 1-1 PSV
Ronald Koeman's PSV overcame Arsène Wenger's Arsenal as Alex again took centre stage by scoring at both ends of the second leg, his 83rd-minute equaliser ending Arsenal's first European campaign in their new stadium.

2022/23 UEFA Europa League group stage
Arsenal 1-0 PSV
PSV 2-0 Arsenal
Granit Xhaka's strike earned Mikel Arteta's Arsenal a home win; PSV, coached by Ruud van Nistelrooy, reversed the result a week later thanks to second-half strikes from Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong.

2023/24 Champions League group stage
Arsenal 4-0 PSV
PSV 1-1 Arsenal
Arsenal marked their first Champions League match since 2017 with an emphatic win on Matchday 1, goals from Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus in the first half added to in the second by Martin Ødegaard in a 4-0 victory that was PSV's heaviest defeat in England. Yorbe Vertessen's equaliser earned a draw for the home side in Eindhoven, Eddie Nketiah having given Arsenal a first-half lead.

Form guide

PSV

Record vs English clubs: W12 D11 L18 F40 A51
Home record vs English clubs: W8 D7 L6

PSV have already played English opponents in Eindhoven this season, twice coming from behind to beat Liverpool 3-2 on Matchday 8.

The 2-0 home win against Arsenal in 2022 is PSV's only other victory in their last ten games against English clubs (D4 L4); they have won only five of the last 27 (D9 L13).

However, a 1-2 defeat by Leicester in the 2021/22 UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg (1-2 aggregate) is PSV's only reverse in six home games against Premier League visitors (W3 D2).

That was PSV's last two-legged tie against English opposition and made their aggregate record W5 L5.

Last season PSV finished second behind Arsenal to earn a first knockout appearance since 2015/16 only to lose out to eventual finalists Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16 (1-1 h, 0-2 a).

That made PSV's record in the round of 16 W2 L3, their previous tie eight years earlier ending in an 8-7 defeat on penalties by Atlético de Madrid in the only Champions League tie to finish goalless.

This season PSV have defeated Girona (4-0), Shakhtar Donetsk, Liverpool (both 3-2) and Juventus in Eindhoven to make it five wins in 16 Champions League home matches (D7 L4), all in their last eight games.

PSV are unbeaten in nine home Champions League games, Matchday 1 to final (W5 D4), since a 1-2 loss against Barcelona on Matchday 5 in 2018/19.

Arsenal

Record vs Dutch clubs: W8 D8 L4 F28 A13
Away record vs Dutch clubs: W3 D4 L3

The 2022 defeat in Eindhoven is Arsenal's only loss in their last nine against Dutch clubs (W5 D3).

The Gunners have not won in Netherlands since a 2-0 victory at Twente in the 2008/09 Champions League third qualifying round first leg (6-0 aggregate) – they have since drawn two games and lost the other.

Arsenal's record in two-legged ties against Dutch clubs is W1 L2, the last contest bringing their first victory against Twente in 2008.

Having not featured in the Champions League proper between 2016/17 and 2023/24, Arsenal are making their second successive appearance.

Mikel Arteta's side finished first in Group B last season and then edged past Porto (0-1 a, 1-0 h, 4-2 pens) – their first round of 16 success since 2009/10, also against the Portuguese side – but lost to Bayern München in the quarter-finals (2-2 h, 0-1 a).

Arsenal's record in the round of 16 is W6 L9. They won five of their first seven ties but were on a run of seven successive defeats before last season's defeat of Porto.

Arsenal have won 14 of their last 25 away European matches, losing only six – although those defeats have come in their last 15. This season they have drawn at Atalanta (0-0), lost 0-1 at Inter Milan and won at Sporting CP (5-1), equalling their biggest away Champions League victory, and Girona (2-1).

Links and trivia

In 2016/17 Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko made 12 Eredivisie appearances on loan at PSV, where his team-mates included De Jong.

Have played in England:
Ivan Perišić (Tottenham 2022–24)
Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United 2022–25)
Luuk de Jong (Newcastle 2014 loan)

Have played in Netherlands:
Jurriën Timber (Ajax 2014–23)
Martin Ødegaard (Heerenveen 2017–18 loan, Vitesse 2018/19 loan)

Have played together:
Walter Benítez & William Saliba (Nice 2020/21)
Jordy Schouten & Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna 2019–21)
Noa Lang, Sergiño Dest & Jurriën Timber (Ajax 2018–20)

Latest news

PSV

PSV have won two of their last eight games in all competitions (D3 L3), losing 3-2 at Go Ahead Eagles on Saturday.

That was PSV's third defeat in their last nine Eredivisie matches – as many as in the previous 71 (W58 D10).

The Dutch champions won their first ten Eredivisie games this season and 14 of the first 15 (L1) but have managed only two victories in the subsequent nine.

Peter Bosz's side were also beaten 1-2 by Go Ahead Eagles in the Dutch Cup quarter-finals on 26 February. That was their first home defeat in all competitions since losing 0-1 to AZ Alkmaar on 12 November 2022, ending their 58-game unbeaten run in Eindhoven (W47 D11).

Mauro Júnior has missed the last two games.

Ricardo Pepi is unlikely to play again this season after surgery on a knee injury suffered against Liverpool on Matchday 8.

Malik Tillman has been out since suffering "a serious ankle injury" in a 5-4 Dutch Cup win against Excelsior on 14 January.

Sergiño Dest has not played since suffering a knee injury in May.

Arsenal

A 2-0 Premier League win at Leicester on 15 February is Arsenal's only victory, and goals, in their last four games in all competitions (D1 L2).

A 0-1 home defeat by West Ham on 22 February ended Arsenal's 15-match unbeaten Premier League run (W10 D5), since losing by the same scoreline at Newcastle on 2 November.

The Gunners drew 0-0 at Nottingham Forest on 26 February, slipping 13 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.

That was the first time Arsenal had failed to score in successive league matches since May 2023.

Ben White has been a late substitute in the last two games having not played since 10 November after knee surgery.

On 12 February Arsenal confirmed Kai Havertz is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in training.

Gabriel Martinelli has been out since suffering a thigh problem on 5 February.

Bukayo Saka has been sidelined by a hamstring injury on 21 December.

Gabriel Jesus is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the FA Cup defeat by Manchester United on 12 January.

Takehiro Tomiyasu has been out since 5 October due to a knee injury.