Overview

• PSV coach Peter Bosz said it is much too early to label his team or Ajax in crisis and insisted he will not push that narrative even if Sunday’s result goes against PSV.
• Bosz acknowledged conceding ten goals in the last four matches as too many and he enters the Ajax game without Mauro Júnior, Allassane Pléa, Kiliann Sildillia and Myron Boadu, with Pléa sidelined until at least the winter break and Sildillia and Boadu expected back in four to six weeks.
• Feyenoord travel to AZ after opening with five wins, fifteen points and just one goal conceded, with Robin van Persie still missing Jakub Moder, In-Beom Hwang and Jordan Lotomba.
• Van Persie praised his squad’s physical data as reaching Premier League levels for some players and signaled fierce midfield competition that has left captain Sem Steijn’s starting spot under pressure.
• Excelsior confirmed a contract extension for head coach Ruben den Uil through 2027 and visit fellow struggler FC Volendam in a key early-season meeting.