{"id":899165,"date":"2026-09-20T18:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/899165\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T18:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:08:10","slug":"eredivisie-roundup-psv-lose-first-game-as-az-retake-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/899165\/","title":{"rendered":"Eredivisie roundup: PSV lose first game as AZ retake top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"wcl-news-perex\" itemprop=\"description\">The Eredivisie heads into a three-week hiatus on the back of another spectacular weekend, which saw the league lead being passed on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Feyenoord continued their run of marauding wins with a 5-0 victory over lowly FC Utrecht.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/news\/soccer-eredivisie-feyenoord-grab-another-monster-win-as-fc-utrecht-continue-worst-ever-start\/6ceZ08g5\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">To read all about Feyenoord&#8217;s daunting win, check our full match report HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PSV officially lost the top spot after FC Twente completed a spectacular comeback in a 3-2 home win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/news\/fc-twente-mount-spectacular-comeback-to-hand-psv-first-loss-of-the-season\/z9TGwlFN\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">To read all about PSV&#8217;s first loss of the season, check our full match report HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AZ regained the top spot with a minimal win over Telstar on Sunday, winning 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>It was a true one-sided affair in Alkmaar, where Oranje hopeful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/meerdink-mexx\/OjqNXAED\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexx Meerdink<\/a> scored the only goal of the afternoon by cleverly turning away from his opponent and burying the ball in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/koeman-ronald\/nipXvHLD\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald Koeman Jr.&#8217;<\/a>s top corner.<\/p>\n<p>The match was temporarily halted when the stadium and players erupted in applause to commemorate the passing of Bertina Koeman, mother of Telstar goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr. and wife of former Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman.<\/p>\n<p>With the win, AZ took over the top spot from PSV and are headed into the international break with a 2-point lead over Feyenoord.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA Europa League contestants NEC Nijmegen continued a torrid run of results with a 1-1 home draw against Go Ahead Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>NEC, who hadn&#8217;t won in three Eredivisie games, took an early lead against the Eagles, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/schuurs-perr\/ARdXOcOJ\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Perr Schuurs<\/a> scoring with his first touch as an NEC starter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/sigurdarson-stefan\/2FtNxXL2\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson<\/a> cancelled out Schuurs&#8217; opener shortly after, taking advantage of a failed tackle by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/storm-tobias\/SvtNrNY2\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Storm<\/a> and tapping the ball into an empty net.<\/p>\n<p><img crossorigin=\"anonymous\" class=\"wcl-image_vG4MA\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/56684932-77f7-47e8-b00a-6f92142c555d.jpg\" alt=\"Key match events and stats\" title=\"Key match events and stats\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>Key match events and statsFlashscore<\/p>\n<p>The biggest chances for either side to claim a win came in injury time, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/baeten-thibo\/IiGQLPGc\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thibo Baeten<\/a> being blocked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/monteiro-jamiro\/QXkjtqYd\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamiro Monteiro<\/a>&#8216;s attempt from inside the box lacking power and landing in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/player\/haug-kjetil\/2ib9GcWa\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kjetil Haug<\/a>&#8216;s hands. NEC enter the international break in the bottom half after following up their 5-0 loss to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/team\/juventus\/C06aJvIB\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Juventus<\/a> with a 1-1 draw against Go Ahead Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Flashscore covers the 2026\/27 Eredivisie season week in, week out, with match reports and daily roundups. From PSV&#8217;s title defence to Telstar&#8217;s relegation fight and Ajax&#8217;s resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>Flashscore&#8217;s\u00a0Paul Winters delivers the Eredivisie Team of the Week every Monday and looks back on the past weekend in his weekly ErediVision column, which you can find in the league&#8217;s latest news.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/news\/eredivisie\/Or1bBrWDCdnS0XT8\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest news<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/football\/netherlands\/eredivisie\/standings\/#\/zm1be8bD\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Competition standings<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/football\/netherlands\/eredivisie\/results\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest results<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.com\/football\/netherlands\/eredivisie\/fixtures\/\" data-analytics-element=\"ARTICLE_TEXT_LINK\" data-analytics-alias=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Upcoming fixtures<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Eredivisie heads into a three-week hiatus on the back of another spectacular weekend, which saw the league&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":899166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-899165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}