AZ Alkmaar missed the chance to put more pressure on Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven after having to settle for a 1-1 draw at Zwolle.
PSV Eindhoven cemented their place at the top of the Eredivisie table with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin grabbed a dramatic winner as Eredivisie leaders PSV stretched their winning run to eight with a 1-0 victory at Zwolle.
Wout Weghorst scored and was later sent off as AZ Alkmaar held on for a 3-2 comeback victory against struggling Willem II.
Hirving Lozano and Jurgen Locadia each scored twice as PSV Eindhoven restored their five-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie.
Kasper Dolberg scored twice as Ajax beat rivals Feyenoord 4-1 in the Eredivisie on Sunday.
Feyenoord won 4-0 at AZ to climb up to second, Ajax beat Heerenveen by the same scoreline while Vitesse and Utrecht drew 1-1.
Jurgen Locadia scored four goals as PSV Eindhoven trounced FC Utrecht 7-1 to climb to the top of the Eredivisie table.
Ajax dropped two points in their effort to close the gap on leaders PSV Eindhoven as they were held to a goalless draw by Utrecht.
Sparta Rotterdam 'keeper Roy Kortsmit went from hero to villain and back again as he saved the same penalty twice against AZ Alkmaar.
Wout Weghorst recovered from a double penalty miss to shoot AZ Alkmaar joint top of the Eredivisie with a 2-0 win at Sparta Rotterdam.
Heerenveen secured a surprise 2-0 home win over 10-man PSV Eindhoven on Sunday.
PEC Zwolle moved to the top of the Eredivisie with a 2-0 win at home to FC Twente on Saturday.
Eredivisie newcomers Venlo maintained their perfect start to the campaign with a 2-1 win at FC Twente.
Ajax suffered an opening-day defeat in the Eredivisie after losing 2-1 at Heracles.
Utrecht have qualified for the Europa League after overturning a 3-0 deficit against AZ to triumph on penalties in a dramatic play-off.
AZ Alkmaar took a huge step towards next season's Europa League after beating Utrecht 3-0 at the AFAS Stadion.
AZ Alkmaar will play FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie's Europa League play-off final after they negotiated semi-final ties.
Go Ahead Eagles can only strive for a play-off place in their unlikely bid to avoid relegation after they were beaten 3-2 by Groningen.
Steven Berghuis' double salvaged a point for Feyenoord as the Eredivisie leaders were held to a 2-2 at PEC Zwolle on Sunday.