PSV Eindhoven maintained their three-point lead at the top of De Eredivisie with a 3-1 win over Sparta Rotterdam.
Top two get back to winning ways
PSV Eindhoven maintained their three-point lead at the top of De Eredivisie with a 3-1 win over
Sparta Rotterdam.
Danko Lazovic set the home side on their way with the opener on 25 minutes and former Liverpool man Jan Kromkamp doubled the lead on 56 minutes.
Darryl Roberts pulled a goal back for Sparta in the final minute, but Jason Culina made sure of the win with PSV's third goal in the dying seconds.
Ajax remain in second spot after a 2-0 victory over
Utrecht.
Dutch international Klaas-Jan Huntelaar broke the deadlock on 68 minutes before Sander Keller saw red for the visitors three minutes later.
Ajax made their numerical advantage count 13 minutes from time when Johnny Heitinga found the net.
Groningen climbed up to third with a thumping 5-1 success over struggling
NEC Nijmegen.
Mark-Jan Fledderus opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 33 minutes and he added a quick-fire second two minutes later.
Jhonny van Beukering reduced the arrears on 56 minutes before Peter Wisgerhof saw red for NEC ten minutes later.
Groningen restored their two-goal cushion on 68 minutes when Marcus Berg scored and late goals from Goran Lovre (82) and, Tom Hiariej (90) piled the misery on NEC.
Heerenveen moved into fourth place with a 5-1 victory over
VVV-Venlo.
Michael Bradley fired the hosts in front on 23 minutes and Miralem Sulejmani doubled the advantage five minutes later.
Jakob Poulsen added a third on 39 minutes and former Sheffield Wednesday star Gerald Sibon made it 4-0 on the hour mark.
Sandro Calabro netted a consolation for Venlo nine minutes from time only for Danijel Pranjic to add a fifth for Heerenveen one minute from time.
Roda JC missed the chance to close the gap on the leading pack after going down 2-1 to
De Graafschap.
Boldizsar Bodor gave Roda the lead on 32 minutes from the penalty spot, but Lasse Schoene drew the home side level on the stroke of half-time when he converted from the spot.
Berry Powel grabbed the winner for De Graafschap five minutes after the break.
