How a loan spell at Heerenveen put Newcastle's £35m signing Sven Botman on the path to the Premier League.
Ajax moved three points clear at the top of the Eredivisie table after a 4-2 home win against Vitesse Arnhem.
PSV Eindhoven's Eredivisie title chances were dealt a blow as they had to settle for a 3-3 draw away at 10-man Vitesse.
Luuk De Jong scored his 21st league goal as PSV pulled eight points clear at the top with a 2-0 win over bottom side NAC Breda.
Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Feyenoord won 4-0 at home against FC Emmen in the Eredivisie on Sunday.
PSV battled back to snatch a 2-2 at Heerenveen thanks to Donyell Malen's goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
# | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | NAC | 3 | -3 | 3 |
13 | H Almelo | 3 | -2 | 2 |
14 | Heerenveen | 2 | -1 | 1 |
15 | Eagles | 2 | -4 | 0 |
16 | RKC | 2 | -5 | 0 |
# | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | NAC | 3 | -3 | 3 |
13 | H Almelo | 3 | -2 | 2 |
14 | Heerenveen | 2 | -1 | 1 |
15 | Eagles | 2 | -4 | 0 |
16 | RKC | 2 | -5 | 0 |