Utrecht, Netherlands (SportsNetwork.com) - PSV Eindhoven maintained its four- point lead atop the Eredivisie on Sunday as the club rolled to a 5-1 win at Utrecht.
PSV seized the advantage after 12 minutes through Adam Maher as he scored from close range following a well-placed cross from Jetro Willems.
And the home side was in a huge hole in the 23rd when Mark van der Maarel was sent off after picking up his second yellow card for a foul on Luuk de Jong inside the penalty area.
Memphis Depay converted the spot kick, and just like that, PSV was up a man and up two goals.
Jorrit Hendrix made it 3-0 a few minutes later when he scored on his own rebound, while Utrecht managed to pull a goal back early in the second half through a header from Ruud Boymans.
However, PSV added two more goals in the final 10 minutes with the first coming on an own goal from Christian Kum, who redirected a cross from Willems into his own net, while Georginio Wijnaldum tacked on another just before the final whistle.
Feyenoord moved into third place after a 1-0 win at Cambuur that saw Jens Toornstra score the lone goal in the 37th minute, Heerenveen got two goals from Mark Uth but had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Zwolle, while Twente sustained its first loss of the season, dropping a 2-1 result at Excelsior.
