Pepi in for Mijnans at Twente
Peter Bosz is keeping almost everything the same for Sunday's trip to De Grolsch Veste, and the one change is up front: Sven Mijnans drops out, Ricardo Pepi comes in (1). Mijnans scored a hat-trick in the 4–1 win over Sparta Rotterdam last week and still makes way (1).
Matej Kovar stays in goal. Sergiño Dest, Lutsharel Geertruida, Armando Obispo and Mauro Júnior line up behind Paul Wanner, Kodai Sano and Guus Til, with Ivan Perisic and Ruben van Bommel alongside Pepi (1).
You are top, and Ajax just dropped points again
Ajax 2–2 Excelsior in the Johan Cruijff Arena (8) (9). Michel Sanchez had the better of the game and his team still could not win it (9). Ajax sit on 14 points after seven rounds (8).
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You are on 16 points from six games, top of the Eredivisie with a goal difference of +15. Beat Twente and the gap at the top gets bigger.
Twente come in off a win
FC Twente 2–0 ADO Den Haag, and they moved up the table with it (3). Bottom side at De Grolsch Veste, and Twente did the job.
Sparta's collapse makes your win look better
Sparta Rotterdam 0–4 sc Heerenveen, a week after you beat them 4–1 (5) (6). Two heavy defeats in a row for Sparta, and Willem II are now bottom (5).
The goalkeeper question is not going away
Wim de Ron wants a clean run for Matej Kovar. "Daar is hij nu wel aan toe," the former PSV keeper said of the Czech (6). The criticism after his mistake against Sparta has not stopped, but Bosz is not switching (7).
PSV Vrouwen battered by Twente
PSV Vrouwen 0–4 FC Twente at home, in the Eredivisie Vrouwen top match (2) (4). The reigning champions lost heavily to the side chasing them.
You keep falling behind, and it keeps not mattering
PSV have gone behind a lot this season. It has barely cost them. The only game they failed to win after conceding first was against Fortuna Sittard (3).
Jong PSV beaten by Vitesse
Vitesse beat Jong PSV in the Airborne match, with Naoufal Bannis scoring one and setting up two (10) (11).
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