Arsenal have more than one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring seven goals in an extraordinary away win at hapless PSV Eindhoven.
The Gunners have struggled for goals in recent weeks - failing to score in three of their last four games - but Mikel Arteta’s side sparked into life in a devastating 7-1 win.
Goals from Jurrien Timber, 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri and makeshift striker Mikel Merino put the visitors in a barely believable position before half-time.
Noah Lang pulled one back from the penalty spot, but Arsenal scored just seconds after the restart as Martin Odegaard restored their three-goal cushion.
Leandro Trossard added another two minutes later, with Odegaard notching his second and Riccardo Calafiori rounding off a superb evening for the north Londoners with a seventh.
The Gunners became the first away team in Champions League history to score seven goals in a knockout stage match and next week’s second leg at the Emirates is all but a formality.
Arsenal can start to look forward to the next round, where they will face either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals. Follow all the Champions League reaction with our live blog below:
PSV vs Arsenal LIVE
- FULL TIME! Arsenal make history with record-breaking Champions League win
- 86' IT'S SEVEN! Riccardo Calafiiori completes a dream night for Arsenal (PSV 1-7 ARS)
- 73' GOAL! All too easy for Arsenal as Odegaard makes it six (PSV 1-6 ARS)
- 48' GOAL! Trossard adds another as Gunners run riot in last-16 (PSV 1-5 ARS)
- 46' GOAL! Odegaard restores three-goal lead to punish goalkeeper error (PSV 1-4 ARS)
- 43' GOAL! PSV pull one back from penalty spot after Partey foul in box (PSV 1-3 ARS)
- 31 GOAL! Mikel Merino pounces on mistake in PSV defence to add third (PSV 0-3 ARS)
- 21' GOAL! Ethan Nwaneri steers in Myles Lewis-Skelly cross to double lead (PSV 0-2 ARS)
- 17' GOAL! Jurrien Timber leaps at back post to meet Declan Rice's cross (PSV 0-1 ARS)
- 15' OFF THE POST! Arsenal survive major scare as Saibari hits crossbar (PSV 0-0 ARS)
Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri joins Jude Bellingham with historic Champions League goal
23:30
,
Chris Wilson
Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri became the third-youngest goalscorer in a Champions League knockout stage match as the 17-year-old found the target against PSV Eindhoven in the last-16.
Nwaneri finished off Myles Lewis-Skelly’s cross with a thumping first-time shot to double Arsenal’s lead on the night, with the academy graduate scoring his eighth goal of what has been a breakthrough season.
Nwaneri has helped Mikel Arteta’s side through an injury crisis in Arsenal’s attack - with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus all unavailable - and he stepped up with another big goal.
Next up
23:00
,
Chris Wilson
Arsenal’s next match comes at Old Trafford as they face Manchester United on Sunday, 9 March. Kick-off there is at 4.30pm.
PSV face Heerenveen on Saturday, before the second leg of this tie takes place on Wednesday, 12 March at 8pm.
Peter Bosz reacts
22:50
,
Chris Wilson
PSV manager Peter Boss looks understandably defeated.
He calls the game a “terrible night for us”.
“No chances, maybe two moments in the game. Two moments for us to come back into the game but football-wise, we had no chance.
“Arsenal played well, fantastic. Poor from our side, not at all the football we play normally.
“We had a plan, we analysed them, we thought we could hurt them. But if you look at how we defended, it was really poor. You cannot be successful if you play this way.
“I couldn’t imagine I could ever lose this big [a margin]. We have to accept it, but it’s hard,” he adds.
Arteta reacts
22:40
,
Chris Wilson
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says that he is “so happy for the boys because in the last two games, we haven't scored a goal and we know the noise around that."
On PSV, he adds: "Momentum can shift and this is a team that is very used to winning. They have the capacity to generate chances in a lot of moments. You don't want to put yourself in the position where they score a second one and it is game on."
On the overall performance: "This is the beauty of football. Focus on what you are doing and do your best. Anything can happen."
Champions League results
22:30
,
Chris Wilson
Unsurprisingly, this match was the most one-sided of the night, but here are the other results from an intriguing evening in the Champions League:
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa
Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid
Dortmund 1-1 Lille
The symbolic goal behind Arsenal’s ridiculous, record-breaking night
22:24
,
Richard Jolly
Boring, boring Arsenal? Not in carnival week in Eindhoven. Many a colourful disguise has been donned in this corner of the Netherlands in the last few days and Mikel Arteta’s roundheads took the guise of cavaliers for an evening of riotous, and at times ridiculous, fun. The team who couldn’t score became the first in Champions League history to score seven goals in an away knockout match.
There was much to relish. Particularly a symbolic second goal: made by an 18-year-old, for a 17-year-old, the first time two teenagers ever combined for a Champions League goal for an English club. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri represent the success of the Hale End academy and the hopes for the future.
Odegaard on Nwaneri
22:22
,
Chris Wilson
There’s more from Odegaard on Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly, who he is full of praise for.
"They play like they’ve been here for many years already.
“They have so much quality, so much confidence. You have to enjoy it.
“I try to help them. Obviously I've been in a similar position. For them it’s such a natural thing.
“They’re here, they’re ready for it. It’s a joy to play with them.”
On a potential tie against Real Madrid, he adds: “It would be special to go back there, but any team is an amazing team at this stage.
“Whoever we get we will enjoy it.”
Odegaard reacts
22:18
,
Chris Wilson
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is speaking to Amazon now, and he says that “after the last few games I think needed a performance like this”.
“Unfortunately we conceded one goal but apart from that it was a top performance.
“We work hard every day to improve, especially after performances like the West Ham one, we want to do better. We always work hard, and today it clicked.
“Of course, I think every player in my position wants to influence the game. For me this season I haven’t been good enough.”
On his side’s goalscoring woes, he adds: “I think we’ve had a little extra focus on it after the last few games. We know we have the quality.
“We create so much, and we know we have it there [the ability].”
More from Rice & Timber
22:10
Speaking on Nwaneri, he adds: “All of the lads have taken him under our wing, they deserve to be playing. He was brilliant tonight.
“Even if Saka was still here Ethan would be in and around the team getting minutes. We have plenty more going through as well.”
Timber finishes by saying that Arsenal still have to finish the job: “Finish it, then after we’ll see,” he adds.
Rice & Timber react
22:04
,
Chris Wilson
Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice are first to speak to Amazon Prime, with the Dutchman saying that Arsenal “showed today that we’re capable of a lot and we put ourselves in a good position for next week”.
“It was nice to open the scoring. I have to win here. An amazing win here,” adds Timber.
Rice adds that Arsenal “were fluid, we had enthusiasm, the drive, the hunger”.
“We’ve been playing like this all season. We feel as players we’ve been doing well. We need to keep pushing as a team with the mentality. It was a massive performance.”
22:00
,
Chris Wilson
A brilliant stat to sum up Arsenal’s evening.
The Gunners have become the first team in Champions League history to score seven goals away from home in a knockout stage match.
7 - Arsenal are the first team in UEFA Champions League history to score 7+ goals away from home in a knockout stage match. Narrative. #PSVARS pic.twitter.com/bRoMGxhoIf
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 4, 2025
FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:59
,
Richard Jolly
Riotous and, at times, ridiculous entertainment. An Arsenal team who couldn't score got seven goals. A team who beat Juventus lost 7-1 at home. The Philips Stadion is almost empty now. Embarrassing for PSV, wonderful for Arsenal.
FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:55
,
Chris Wilson
FULL-TIME! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:52
,
Chris Wilson
90 +2 mins
The referee brings the PSV suffering to an end and Arsenal have a famous win – and one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:51
,
Chris Wilson
90 mins
There’ll be two minutes added on.
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:49
,
Chris Wilson
90 mins
A late yellow for Malacia as we enter the final minutes. You’d imagine there’ll be very little added time.
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:48
,
Chris Wilson
88 mins
Almost half empty in the Philips Stadium now. Arsenal have been brilliant and PSV poor, but it’s a harsh scoreline nonetheless.
GOAL! PSV 1-7 Arsenal
21:46
,
Chris Wilson
85 mins
GOAL! Well, it’s embarrassing now.
It’s another great goal though, and the visitors make it look simple.
Rice picks it up in the centre circle and sweeps it to Odegaard. There’s no pressure on the captain and he spots the run of Calafiori, threading a brilliant pass with the outside of his foot.
The Italian finds himself 1-v-1 with Benitez and he cuts a composed low effort past the onrushing ‘keeper.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
21:43
,
Chris Wilson
83 mins
Changes for PSV as Armando Obispo and Joey Veerman come on for Boscagli and Saibari.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
21:41
,
Chris Wilson
81 mins
Arsenal are still looking to attack and it’s almost a great goal, as Tierney flicks it behind the defence for Zinchenko, who brings it down brilliantly before poking a great volleyed effort that forces a good save.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
21:39
,
Chris Wilson
80 mins
There are some home fans still singing in defiance here, but the tie was over long ago. It almost makes it seem harsh making PV turn up for it.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
21:37
,
Richard Jolly
Not sure which game the good folk of Turin are watching tonight but if anyone of a Juventus persuasion sees the score, they must wonder how they lost to PSV in the previous round. It looks still more of a missed opportunity for them.
PSV 1-6 Arsenal
21:37
,
Chris Wilson
77 mins
Another sub for Arsenal as Timber and Merino come off for Kieran Tierney and Ben White.
The stadium is starting to empty now.
GOAL! PSV 1-6 Arsenal
21:34
,
Chris Wilson
74 mins
GOAL!
So poor from Benitez.
Odegaard picks the ball up midway into the PSV half and he drives towards goal. The defenders sit off him and he rifles an effort goalwards – it’s not a brilliant effort but then ‘keeper makes a hash of it and it comes off his hand and bounces in!
GOAL DISALLOWED! PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:32
,
Chris Wilson
71 mins
Trossard has the ball in the net again after skipping past Benitez but he was offside when the tackle was won and the ball rolled into his path.
Tow changes for Arsenal as Zinchenko and Sterling come on for Partey and Nwaneri.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:30
,
Chris Wilson
69 mins
Arsenal are preparing some changes now too. Jurrien Timber has just gone into the book, but the game has definitely lost its earlier spark.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:25
,
Chris Wilson
65 mins
The game has certainly calmed down now, with the tempo slowing considerably.
PSV decide to make a change as de Jong and Ledezma come off for Johan Bakayoko and Rich Karsdorp.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:21
,
Chris Wilson
61 mins
Not too far from a sixth as a great corner is met by Gabriel in the box, but he heads into the ground and over.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:18
,
Chris Wilson
58 mins
Finally a brief lull in activity that ends with Perisic curling a cross straight out.
The Philips Stadion has quietened down considerably, while the Arsenal fans can now be heard serenading Arteta.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:15
,
Chris Wilson
55 mins
Plenty of gaps in the PSV defence now as they hunt a goal, and that allows Nwaneri to break into the box before testing Benitez with another decent effort.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:14
,
Richard Jolly
Arsenal had scored two goals in four games. Now they have twice scored two in three minutes. Peter Bosz has spent much of the evening shaking his head in disbelief. PSV have now conceded 34 goals in 15 games; though that tally may need updating later tonight.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:13
,
Chris Wilson
54 mins
Another chance for PSV as the cross comes towards the back post and de Jong forces Raya into saving his header.
The Spaniard collects well from the corner.
PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:11
,
Chris Wilson
51 mins
It really feels like PSV are just playing for pride now, but there’s a real swagger about Arsenal.
The hosts attack and Lang drives towards the box before firing it an effort that is just off-target.
GOAL! PSV 1-5 Arsenal
21:10
,
Chris Wilson
48 mins
GOAL! What!?
Seconds after kick-off and Arsenal have another!
It’s simple too as Trossard picks the ball up on the wing and back heels it into the path of Calafiori.
The Italian plays the one-two pass and Trossard has broken free in the box, and despite the angle being tight, he races towards goal and squeezes a lovely chip past Benitez for 5-1!
GOAL! PSV 1-4 Arsenal
21:07
,
Chris Wilson
47 mins
GOAL! And that could be that!
It’s more good work from Nwaneri, who picks the ball up on the right and uses the stepover to work space for the cross.
The ‘keeper can only palm it out back into the box and Odegaard is there to fire it in low pas the bodies in the area.
KICK-OFF! PSV 1-3 Arsenal
21:06
,
Chris Wilson
The hosts get the second half started, and they’ve made a change too.
Adamo Nagalo has come on at centre-back for Ryan Flamingo.
HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal
21:05
,
Chris Wilson
Both teams are coming back onto the pitch now, so we’ll be back underway soon.
HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal
21:02
,
Chris Wilson
A brilliant half for the neutral in the Netherlands, with Arsenal dominant and boasting the lead to show it.
All three goals involved at least one bit of great skill from an Arsenal player, even if the third was fortunate. Lovely play from Trossard, Nwaneri and Rice at times.
It’s irritating for the visitors that Partey’s needless foul has allowed PSV a route into the game, but they’ll be confident of scoring more in the second half.
HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal
20:56
,
Chris Wilson
HALF-TIME! PSV 1-3 Arsenal
20:50
,
Chris Wilson
45 +4 mins
Not a lot of urgency from either side in the last couple of minutes and the referee brings the first half to an end in Eindhoven.
A brilliant first half that was almost the perfect opening period for Arsenal, though PSV have found a way back into it courtesy of a silly Partey foul and well-taken Lang penalty.
PSV 1-3 Arsenal
20:47
,
Chris Wilson
45 +2 mins
Plenty of highlights from this one, but you’d expect Arsenal to try and close out the half from here. On another day it could be 3-2 to PSV right now!
The hosts win a free-kick near halfway, but it comes to nothing.
PSV 1-3 Arsenal
20:46
,
Chris Wilson
45 mins
Better from PSV as the half approaches an end, with the hosts knocking it around the Arsenal box before Malacia swings in a great cross that de Jong heads over.
There’ll be four minutes of added time here.
PSV 1-3 Arsenal
20:44
,
Chris Wilson
44 mins
What a first half this is.
It’s great work from Rice again as he works the space on the left and drills a low effort that forces a great save from Benitez to tip it past the post.
GOAL! PSV 1-3 Arsenal
20:44
,
Chris Wilson
43 mins
GOAL!
Noa Lang steps up and it’s an emphatic effort, blasted into the right-hand side past a still Raya.
PENALTY TO PSV! PSV 0-3 Arsenal
20:43
,
Chris Wilson
41 mins
Arsenal were looking exceptionally comfortable but they’ve given the hosts a way back into it!
Perisic wins a corner and when the delivery comes in, Partey drags down de Jong, with his hand and arm around the Dutchman’s neck.
It’s given and Partey is booked.
PSV 0-3 Arsenal
20:39
,
Chris Wilson
38 mins
PSV have had their first meaningful attack since hitting the bar and conceding three but it comes to nothing. It hasn’t clicked for that front three at all.
PSV 0-3 Arsenal
20:38
,
Richard Jolly
Tie over? It feels that way. Everything has gone Arsenal's way, from PSV missing an open goal to Lewis-Skelly avoiding a second yellow card to some utterly hapless PSV defending allowing Mikel Merino to make it 3-0.
GOAL GIVEN! PSV 0-3 Arsenal
20:35
33 mins
There’s a fairly lengthy VAR check and the goal is given! A nightmare from PSV.
Lewis-Skelly comes off for Riccardo Calafiori. Probably sensible from Arteta that.
GOAL! PSV 0-3 Arsenal
20:33
,
Chris Wilson
31 mins
GOAL! That could be the tie done already.
It’s a messy goal but they’ll take it!
Timber’s shot is blocked and then he’s tackled, and there are three bodies on the floor, two of which are PSV players.
Timber wrestles for the ball on the floor and gets up before trying to put another shot in, and he falls again before the PSV player fails to clear and the ball rolls to Merino, who is about five yards out and simply taps it past Benitz into the corner.
There is a VAR check though, as Merino had strayed offside. It all depends on whether the action form the PSV player is considered a deliberate action to play the ball.
PSV 0-2 Arsenal
20:28
,
Chris Wilson
27 mins
There’s potential trouble for Lewis-Skelly here as he flies into another mis-timed challenge, but he avoids the booking.
Mark Clattenburg on comms says that it wasn’t enough for a second booking, though he definitely would’ve received a booking if he hadn’t already been booked. A strange scenario.
He’s fortunate nonetheless, and nothing comes of the free-kick.
PSV 0-2 Arsenal
20:24
,
Chris Wilson
24 mins
Ethan Nwaneri is now the third-youngest player to score a goal in this competition’s knockout phase.
But now Lewis-Skelly is booked as he drags down Luuk de Jong, and the hosts have a free-kick in a dangerous area near the edge of the box.
GOAL! PSV 0-2 Arsenal
20:23
,
Chris Wilson
22 mins
GOAL! And the visitors have a hold now.
It’s great movement in the box, as Trossard wriggles between tackles before finding Lewis-Skelly in the box.
He makes space for the cross and looks up to see Nwaneri making the run to the near post, and he rolls it into his path before Nwaneri lashes an effort into the top corner!
PSV 0-1 Arsenal
20:21
,
Chris Wilson
21 mins
Arsenal respond to going ahead by working another great crossing chance, but this time Trossard’s ball in has a little too much on it for Odegaard.
GOAL! PSV 0-1 Arsenal
20:20
,
Richard Jolly
A couple of minutes that already look a potential turning point in this tie with Ismail Saibari slamming a shot against the bar when he perhaps should have scored and then Jurrien Timber heading Arsenal ahead to become just their second player to score in the last five games.
GOAL! PSV 0-1 Arsenal
20:19
,
Chris Wilson
18 mins
GOAL! The visitors go up the other end and how they’re ahead!
It’s brilliant work from Declan Rice, who takes the pass in the box from Trossard and beats his man to make space for the cross. He clips a brilliant ball towards the back post and Jurrien Timber is there to rise above the defender and head in for 1-0!
OFF THE BAR! PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:17
,
Chris Wilson
16 mins
Plenty of high pressure from Arsenal when the hosts do have the ball in their half, but they escape it.
The hosts move the ball quickly up the other end and Lang threads a ball to the overlapping Perisic, who fizzes in a cross that Raya palms away. It falls to Saibari around eight yards out, with an almost open goal as Raya is sprawling, but the midfielder smashes an effort against the underside of the bar!
Good pressure from Gabriel to close the angle but the PSV man should score.
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:14
,
Chris Wilson
14 mins
Another foray into the box from Arsenal ends with Merino unable to pick a pass.
We’re starting to see sustained pressure from the Gunners now.
PSV do win a free-kick in a fairly dangerous position, but it’s cleared easily.
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:12
,
Chris Wilson
12 mins
The ball is in the net but it’s instantly disallowed as Rice has strayed offside.
Nevertheless it was a brilliant effort from the England midfielder, taking the ball near the edge of the box and fizzing a low shot into the far corner.
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:11
,
Chris Wilson
10 mins
The check is over and the penalty shout is waved away.
It was great work from Arsenal initially, with Odegaard picking the ball up on the edge of the area before turning his marker. He made his way into the area to shoot but it looks like his leg is clipped and he hits the ground before taking the shot.
Replays aren’t too clear but it was an ‘accidental collision’ apparently.
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:09
,
Chris Wilson
9 mins
Shouts for a penalty after some great work from Odegaard. It looked interesting at first glance, and there’s a check underway...
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:07
,
Chris Wilson
6 mins
The ball broke to Lang in a dangerous area there but his pass into Perisic was so poor.
Neither side has been able to keep meaningful possession so far really.
Nwaneri does float a great cross to the back post, but there’s nobody on the end of it.
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:04
,
Chris Wilson
4 mins
Some early exchanges of possession and it’s clear PSV will look to attack Arsenal early on.
Lang tries to run around Saliba but the Frenchman is equal to it.
PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:03
,
Chris Wilson
2 mins
Plenty of noise around the stadium as the game begins, with both sides trying to feel their way into the game.
No chances yet, but Odegaard does go pretty close to latching onto a great pass that would’ve seen him 1-v-1 with Benitez.
KICK-OFF! PSV 0-0 Arsenal
20:00
,
Chris Wilson
The away side get us underway at the Philips Stadion!
A big test ahead for Arsenal, but one you’d expect them to triumph in.
PSV vs Arsenal team news and how to watch
19:58
PSV XI: Benitez, Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Malacia; Schouten, Saibari; Perisic, Til, Lang; de Jong.
Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard.
Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the game live on Amazon Prime Video.
Why some PSV fans are wearing fancy dress for Arsenal Champions League match
19:57
,
Chris Wilson
PSV Eindhoven have told their fans that they are welcome to wear fancy dress to the stadium if attending tonight’s Champions League match with Arsenal.
The Dutch city is currently hosting its carnival celebrations, with the week-long festivities due to end Tuesday night. These celebrations take place every year in the days immediately preceding Ash Wednesday and Lent.
Carnival brings celebrations and many revellers a number of European cities every year, and as a result Eindhoven has welcomed many festival-goers ahead of tonight’s game.
PSV vs Arsenal LIVE
19:55
,
Chris Wilson
Both sides are in the tunnel at the Philips Stadion, so we’re around five minutes from kick-off. The anthem will be underway soon!
PSV vs Arsenal LIVE
19:50
,
Chris Wilson
Arsenal's Champions League journey continues
19:45
,
Chris Wilson
After a few years in the wi
