AZ Alkmaar downed Willem II 3-1 for its 11th straight victory and extended its lead to 12 points in the Dutch league on Saturday.
AZ has 56 points, and FC Twente, which travels to De Graafschap on Sunday, has 44, two ahead of Ajax. SC Heerenveen was fourth with 41.
Forwards Moussa Dembele, Maarten Martens and Mounir El Hamdaoui netted for AZ.
Said Boutahar's 18th-minute goal was the first conceded by AZ goalkeeper Sergio Romero since Nov. 16.
Dembele equalized in the 25th, and league topscorer El Hamdaoui played in Martens for AZ's second three minutes before halftime before getting his 18th of the season off a close-range effort in the 62nd.
Elsewhere, Rydell Poepoen's ninth goal of the season helped Sparta Rotterdam beat Roda JC 1-0 and earn its first away win in 14 months. Roda's Eric Addo was dismissed in the 78th after picking up his second yellow card.
A goal apeice from Goran Popov, Arnor Smarason and Viktor Elm was all SC Heerenveen needed to see off NAC Breda 3-1. Patrick Zwaanswijk claimed a consolation goal for NAC in the 22nd.
Heracles Almelo drew with NEC Nijmegen 1-1.
On Sunday, Ajax plays Vitesse Arnhem seeking to end its three-game winless streak, while defending champion PSV Eindhoven travels to last-place FC Volendam.
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