Utrecht

Excelsior Utrecht missed a chance to steal a march on their Eredivisie top-eight rivals as Carlo de Reuver rescued a 2-2 draw for Utrecht on Friday.

Ajax Ajax picked up where they had left off before the mid-season break by beating rivals PSV 1-0 for a seventh straight Eredivisie win.

Feyenoord PSV Eindhoven, Ajax and Feyenoord kept the pressure on Eredivisie leaders Twente with victories on Sunday.

Zwolle Eredivisie leaders PEC Zwolle's 100 per cent start ended on Sunday and Ajax began life without Christian Eriksen with a draw at Groningen.

ADO Den Haag A late Mike van Duinen goal gave ADO Den Haag a surprise 3-2 victory over Eredivisie leaders FC Twente on Saturday.

Twente Twente kept up their Eredivisie title charge as they beat fellow contenders Vitesse 2-0 on Saturday.

Utrecht Utrecht climbed to seventh in the Eredivisie with a comfortable 2-0 triumph over 10-man NEC on Friday.

PSV PSV Eindhoven suffered a shock 2-1 defeat away to AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie on Saturday as Ajax thrashed Go Ahead Eagles 6-0.

Utrecht Jacob Mulenga and Cedric van der Gun are set to be sidelined until the new year in a double injury blow for Utrecht.

Vitesse Eredivisie leaders Vitesse will look to extend their seven-game unbeaten run when they face out-of-sorts PSV on Saturday.