FC Twente missed out on an opportunity to take over the lead in the Premier League after front runner PSV lost 0-1 to ADO Den Haag on Saturday evening. FC Twente, the current national champion, played FC Utrecht to a 1-1 draw and now both PSV and FC Twente have 47 points, but Twente is still in second place on goal difference.

The big winners of this weekend’s Premier League football are Ajax and FC Groningen. Ajax beat De Graafschap 2-0 on Friday evening and narrowed the gap with the two front runners to just three points. FC Groningen mercilessly thrashed bottom of the league Willem II 7-1 in a home game, which means they're now just four points behind PSV and FC Twente.

Feyenoord scored its first point of 2011. After three defeats, the Rotterdam squad managed a 1-1 draw with Vitesse. Heracles Almelo defeated Roda JC 1-0 in a home match.

The remaining results this weekend:

SC Heerenveen 0 - NEC 0
Excelsior 2 - AZ 1
VVV Venlo 3 - NAC Breda 0

The top five places after 22 matches

1. PSV 47 (goals: 58-21)
2. FC Twente 47 (goals: 45-24)
3. Ajax 44
4. FC Groningen 43
5. ADO Den Haag 38

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