AZ Alkmaar kept the pressure on second-placed Ajax by coming from behind to beat the Eredivisie's bottom club Sparta Rotterdam 2-1.
Ajax closed the gap on Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven to five points with a 1-0 win at PEC Zwolle on Sunday.
Steven Bergwijn scored twice as leaders PSV Eindhoven extended their lead to 10 points in a 2-1 comeback victory over bottom side Sparta Rotterdam.
Leaders PSV Eindhoven registered their sixth successive Eredivisie victory as they defeated Excelsior to stay clear of Ajax.
Luuk de Jong scored a hat-trick as PSV Eindhoven moved 10 points clear at the top of the Eredivisie with a 4-0 thrashing of PEC Zwolle.
PSV Eindhoven extended their lead at the top of Eredivisie to eight points with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Twente.
Ajax beat 10-man Feyenoord 2-0 in De Klassieker as PSV scored a last-gasp winner to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie table.
Feyenoord romped a record derby win over Sparta Rotterdam, stunning their rivals with a 7-0 away success.
Ajax closed the gap on Eredivisie leaders PSV to just five points with a hard-fought 3-1 win over struggling Excelsior on Thursday.
Ajax missed the chance to close the gap on league leaders PSV after conceding a last-gasp equaliser in a 3-3 draw at lowly FC Twente.
Wins for PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord on Saturday kept both teams in the mix for the Eredivisie's European places.
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.
Ajax left it late but hit back to win 3-1 at Willem II and close the gap on Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven.
Kasper Dolberg scored twice as Ajax beat rivals Feyenoord 4-1 in the Eredivisie on Sunday.
PSV Eindhoven extended their lead at the top of the Eredivisie to five points with a 5-2 win at VVV-Venlo.
FC Twente moved out of the bottom three in the Eredivisie with a 2-1 derby win against Heracles on Friday.
Yuki Kobayashi fired a second-half winner as Heerenveen climbed top of the Eredivisie table with a 2-1 victory at Willem II.
Steven Berghuis scored a first-half double as Feyenoord moved three points clear at the top of the Eredivisie with a 4-2 victory at Heracles.
PEC Zwolle moved to the top of the Eredivisie with a 2-0 win at home to FC Twente on Saturday.