KNVB Beker | Semi-Finals

Feb 26, 2025 at 7pm UK

Philips Stadion

PSV vs Go Ahead Eagles

Match preview

After eliminating Juventus from the Champions League, PSV are riding high ahead of a last-16 clash with Arsenal.

However, their defence of the Eredivisie title is in serious jeopardy after just one win in their last six games.Three successive draws - at the same time as Ajax continued their long winning run - have left Peter Bosz's side five points off the pace with 11 games remaining.

As a result, winning the competition for the third time in four seasons has taken on added significance, especially when the likes of Ajax and Feyenoord have already been eliminated.

PSV eased past Feyenoord in the quarter-finals, having previously beaten Koninklijke HFC and Excelsior 5-4 after extra time.

Meanwhile, Go Ahead Eagles are inching closer to their first ever triumph in the competition, having finished runners-up in 1964-65.

Paul Simonis saw his side go down 2-0 to Ajax at the weekend, with the two biggest clubs in the Netherlands visiting in the space of three days.

However, this is a team that has suffered just two defeats in its last 12 matches, with the Go Ahead Eagles having scored in each of those games before being held to a goalless draw at Ajax.

Despite that setback, they remain seventh in the Eredivisie - eight points clear of the chasing pack - but this game is their priority in the short term.

The Go Ahead Eagles have overcome Sparta Rotterdam, FC Twente and VV Noordwijk to reach this stage of the competition.

Recent Performance

PSV Eindhoven KNVB Beker form:WWW

PSV Eindhoven form (all competitions):DWDLDW

Go Ahead Eagles KNVB Beker form:WWW

Go Ahead Eagles form (all competitions):WDWLWL

Team News

With a week off since the Juventus triumph, Bosz may be tempted to stick with a similar starting line-up.However, Guus Til and Johan Bakayoko were high-profile additions to the substitutes' bench in the last game and could be recalled.

Ivan Perisic is likely to be rested after starting three games in a row before the recent break.

As for their new signing Lucas Pérez, Bosz has confirmed that the Spanish striker will be available for the game.

Although Gerrit Nauber was sent off for the Go Ahead Eagles at Ajax, the defender's ban only applies to the Eredivisie and he will be available for this game.

The magnitude of the fixture means that Simonis will make minimal changes, with midfielder Evert Linthorst in contention to start after recovering from a minor injury in the 64th minute on Sunday.

Oscar Pettersson, Luca Everink, Finn Stokkers and Soren Tengstedt have all been out recently.

Possible starting lineup

PSV Eindhoven possible starting lineup:

Benitez; Ledesma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Junior; Schouten, Veerman; Bakayoko, Til, Lang; De Jong

Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:

Busser; Deijl, Nauber, Kramer, James; Llansana, Linthorst; Antman, Breum, Suray; Edvardsen