Overview

• Excelsior led through Szymon Wlodarczyk but lost 1-2 to PSV after goals by Joey Veerman from a free kick and Ismael Saibari.
• Sparta went down 3-0 at Heracles Almelo, with Jizz Hornkamp scoring twice and Yvandro Borges Sanches adding one after a rescinded Sparta penalty on VAR review.
• Almere City beat Jong FC Utrecht 4-0 at the Yanmar Stadion, with Julian Rijkhoff opening the scoring, Junior Kadile netting twice and Emmanuel Poku striking late.
• The KNVB Cup first-round draw set De Treffers–MVV, Sparta Nijkerk–Almere City, Vitesse–Katwijk, NEC–Rijnsburgse Boys and De Graafschap–GVVV.
• Bas Dost confirmed his retirement at 36 on medical advice, two years after an on-field collapse and a diagnosis of an inflamed heart muscle.