With the Premier League title race getting away from them, the Champions League is likely the main focus for Arsenal the rest of the season, but it won’t feel like that on Wednesday as they host PSV at the Emirates Stadium in the second leg of their Round of 16 matchup.
The Gunners hold an astonishing 7-1 aggregate advantage after punishing PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez for a number of gruesome errors last week.
Thus, they will surely rotate the side to give key players rest ahead of the season run-in.
PSV are in a similar boat, but on the wrong end of the aggregate scoreline. They sit second in the Eredivisie table but are eight points adrift of leaders Ajax, giving them a fair bit of reason to consider waving the white flag in Europe to save up for the domestic stretch run.
The Sporting News runs through the latest team news and injury updates for both sides, including confirmed starting lineups.
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Arsenal vs. PSV lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news
With the aggregate scoreline already well out of reach for PSV, this is an opportunity for Arsenal to rotate the squad and Mikel Arteta has duly made seven changes to the side that drew 1-1 at Manchester United
Jakob Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jorginho, and Raheem Sterling are among those to come in, with experienced Italy midfielder Jorginho captaining the side. Kieran Tierney gets a rare start on the left of the injury-hit forward line.
Arsenal are still without Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, and Gabriel Jesus for quite some time. The latter two are likely out for the season, while Saka is hoping to return sometime after the coming international break.
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Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — White, Kiwior, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly— Rice, Jorginho, Zinchenko — Sterling, Merino, Tierney.
Arsenal subs: Neto (GK), Setford (GK), Saliba, Partey, Odegaard, Martinelli, Timber, Trossard, Calafiori, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia, Nwaneri.
Injured: Saka (hamstring), Jesus (ACL), Havertz (hamstring), Tomiyasu (muscle).
Suspended: None.
PSV are without USMNT forwards Ricardo Pepi and Malik Tillman, both of whom have been truly exceptional this season until going down. Pepi is likely done for the season after requiring knee surgery, but Tillman has some hope of returning before the campaign is concluded.
Also missing is former U.S. youth international Esmir Bajraktarevic, who has since switched to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina at the senior level. The January signing made just three league appearances before suffering an undisclosed injury.
Like his opposite number, Peter Bosz has rung the changes with five alterations to the side that beat Heerenveen at the weekend
PSV (4-3-3, right to left): Benitez (GK) — Ledezma, Nagalo, Obispo, Malacia — Til, Schouten, Babadi — Bakayoko, Perisic, Driouech
PSV subs: Drommel (GK), Schiks (GK), Karsdorp, Flamingo, Dest, De Jong, Lang, Boscagli, Bajraktarevic, Veerman, Land.
Injured: Pepi (knee), Tillman (ankle), Bajraktarevic (undisclosed).
Suspended: None.
Arsenal vs. PSV live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Wed, Mar. 12 | 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT | — | Paramount+, ViX |
| Canada | Wed, Mar. 12 | 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT | — | DAZN |
| UK | Wed, Mar. 12 | 8 p.m. GMT | TNT Sports 2, 4 | discovery+ |
| Australia | Thu, Mar. 13 | 7 a.m. ADST | — | Stan Sport |
| India | Thu, Mar. 13 | 1:30 a.m. IST | Sony TEN 2, 3, 4 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
