Eredivisie round-up: PSV Eindhoven held to goalless draw by Willem II

PSV Eindhoven missed the chance to close up on Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord when they were held to a goalless draw at lowly Willem II on Saturday.

With Feyenoord and Ajax not in action until Sunday, Phillip Cocu's side could have moved up into second and left themselves just one point off the summit.

Captain Luuk de Jong missed the best chances for his side, who remain in third place.

Heerenveen could not make up any ground on PSV as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Vitesse at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.

On-loan Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker put the visitors ahead on 72 minutes when he lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper from a tight angle on the right.

Substitute Henk Veerman, though, make sure the points were shared when, with six minutes left, he spun into the left side of the penalty area.

Excelsior finally ended their five-match losing streak with a 3-2 win over Sparta Rotterdam at the Stadion Woudestein.

Loris Brogno put Sparta ahead on 22 minutes, but that lead lasted on four minutes before Stanley Elbers levelled.

Fredy Ribeiro netted a breakaway goal on the half-hour to make it 2-1 to Excelsior before a penalty by Nigel Hasselbaink on 65 minutes looked to have settled matters.

However, Sparta defender Denzel Dumfries set up a tense finale when he reduced the deficit from close range with 17 minutes left.

Samuel Armenteros struck two late goals as Heracles Almelo came from behind to beat Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 at the Polman Stadion.

Jarchinio Antonia had given the visitors the lead on 17 minutes following a quick break down the right.

Armenteros, though, levelled in the 68th minute with a looping half-volley and then won it with a fine individual run and finish six minutes from time.

Groningen moved up the table away from the relegation scrap with a 2-1 win over Den Haag.

A deflected effort from defender Hans Hateboer put the home side in front on 10 minutes, but Den Haag were level just before the break through Edouard Duplan's 18-yard strike.

Tom van Weert, though, secured all three points for Groningen in the 54th minute with an angled drive after being slipped into the right side of the penalty area.

Watch Ajax v NEC Nijmegen (1.25pm) and Feyenoord v PEC Zwolle (3.45pm) live on Sky Sports Mix on Sunday.