Week 5 brings us a match on Oct 27th, where PSV hosts Arsenal in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. PSV is fresh off their 2-4 loss against FC Groningen. Ricardo Pepi struck first for FC Groningen in the 39th minute, then Radinio Balker added another in the 43rd minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches PSV should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Arsenal recorded a 1-1 draw against Southampton. Granit Xhaka scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 11th minute, then Stuart Armstrong tied it up for Southampton in the 65th minute on a feed from Mohamed Elyounoussi earning them at least the one point. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Thu Oct 20th, Arsenal hosted PSV in their last match together. Arsenal was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Granit Xhaka struck first for Arsenal in the 71st minute on a feed from Takehiro Tomiyasu, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, PSV couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win.
Arsenal is fortunate enough to have Bukayo Saka in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Both Anwar El Ghazi and Guus Til have been the hottest scorers for PSV in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.