Much-changed Arsenal were held to a draw at PSV Eindhoven in their final match of the Champions League group stage.
2023/2024 UEFA Champions League
1-1
The Gunners had already won Group B and manager Mikel Arteta made eight changes from the weekend's Premier League loss at Aston Villa.
Nketiah fired Arsenal ahead three minutes before the end of a first half in which they had been put under significant pressure by PSV, who had also already qualified for the knockout stages as group runners-up.
It was a superb finish by the England forward, controlling a low ball from the right before striking into the bottom-right corner from the edge of the area.
But Arsenal were pegged back five minutes after the break through Vertessen's right-footed strike off the left post.
Arsenal conclude the group stage with 13 points from six games - four ahead of PSV - and will face one of the other seven runners-up in the next round.
Match Events
5' Big chance missed by PSV!
12' Ramsdale appears to be injured after sudden confront
18' SAVE! Fine stop from world-class Ramsdale!
21' CLOSE! Bakayoko’s shot wide out
28' OFF THE POST! Elneny nearly scores for Arsenal!
42' GOAL! PSV 0-1 Arsenal (Nketiah)
47' CLOSE! Vertessen’s shot wide out
50' GOAL! PSV 1-1 Arsenal (Yorbe Vertessen)
59' Elneny appears to be injured after sudden confront
64' CLOSE! Nelson’s shot wide out
80' Goooal... No! Gabriel’s goal disallowed after VAR review
Line-ups
PSV XI: Van Aanholt, Ramalho, Walter Benítez, Mauro Júnior, Armando Obispo, Jordan Teze, Yorbe Vertessen, Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi, Ismael Saibari, Johan Bakayoko
Subs: Boy Waterman, Luuk de Jong, Olivier Boscagli, Joël Drommel, Guus Til, Dest, Shurandy Sambo, Fredrik Oppegård, Isaac Babadi
Arsenal XI: Cedric, M.Elneny, Trossard, Jorginho, Nelson, Gabriel, Havertz, Ramsdale, Nketiah, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior
Subs: Zinchenko, David Raya, Martin Ødegaard, Jesus, Rice, Ben White, Smith Rowe, Karl Hein, Saka, Reuell Walters, Ethan Nwaneri