Heracles

Heracles Heracles ended a run of seven consecutive Eredivisie defeats in spectacular fashion as they trounced 10-man NAC Breda 6-1 on Saturday.

Vitesse Two late goals lifted Vitesse Arnhem to the Eredivisie summit on Saturday with a 3-1 win over Utrecht.

Marco van Basten New AZ coach Marco van Basten labelled his team's 3-0 win over Heracles in their Eredivisie opener on Saturday as "a good first step".

Champions PSV snatched a 3-2 win over struggling Excelsior in the Eredivisie, where there were also wins for Heracles and Utrecht.

PSV PSV Eindhoven missed the opportunity to go back to the top of the Eredivisie as they were defeated 1-0 at Groningen on Sunday.

Groningen Michael De Leeuw hit an injury-time penalty to secure a come-from-behind 2-2 draw for Groningen at NAC Breda on Saturday.

Heracles Feyenoord's UEFA Champions League hopes were dealt a blow as they lost further ground on second-placed Ajax after going down 2-0 at relegation-threatened Heracles.

Lerin Duarte Ajax have clinched the signing of Heracles Almelo attacker Lerin Duarte on a four-year deal.

Vitesse Vitesse Arnhem will face a tough challenge to keep pace with Eredivisie leaders Ajax Amsterdam when they travel to Feyenoord on Friday.

AZ Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar were beaten 1-0 by Heerenveen as confusion regarding the future of coach Marco van Basten continues to engulf the club.