Dutch Eredivisie

FT Sunday, May 18, 2025
PSV Eindhoven WWWWW 3
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Sparta Rotterdam WDLWD 1
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Match Report

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PSV beat Sparta to complete historic Ajax title collapse

PSV Eindhoven's Luuk de Jong and Malik Tillman scored second-half goals to help retain the Eredivisie in a nervous 3-1 victory at Sparta Rotterdam as they consigned rivals Ajax to suffer a historic title collpase.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
6
69
Possession
31
25
SHOTS
5
11
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
497
Accurate Passes
183
577
Passes
266
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
3
37
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
56
28
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
9
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
5
10
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.3
8
Interceptions
9
16
Effective Clearances
51
16
Clearances
51

Head to Head

PSV leads series 5-0

Lineups

SPA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick OlijG
  2. 4Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. 3Marvin YoungCD-R
  4. 5Patrick van AanholtLB
  5. 2Saïd BakariRB
  6. 6Gjivai ZechiëlCM
  7. 8Joshua KitolanoLM
  8. 10Kristian HlynssonRM
  9. 9Tobias LauritsenF
  10. 11Shunsuke MitoLF
  11. 7Mitchell van BergenRF

PSV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Walter BenítezG
  2. 18Olivier BoscagliCD-L
  3. 6Ryan FlamingoCD-R
  4. 17Mauro JúniorLB
  5. 8Sergiño DestRB
  6. 23Joey VeermanCM
  7. 7Malik TillmanLM
  8. 34Ismael SaibariRM
  9. 9Luuk de JongF
  10. 10Noa LangLF
  11. 5Ivan PerisicRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 0, PSV Eindhoven 1. Ivan Perisic (PSV Eindhoven) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Boscagli with a cross.
  2. 42' Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mohamed Nassoh replaces Shunsuke Mito.
  5. 52' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 1. Gjivai Zechiël (Sparta Rotterdam) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Nassoh with a through ball.
  6. 58' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 2. Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  7. 64' Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 72' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Armando Obispo replaces Ismael Saibari.
  9. 73' Substitution, PSV Eindhoven. Guus Til replaces Olivier Boscagli.
  10. 84' Goal! Sparta Rotterdam 1, PSV Eindhoven 3. Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Guus Til with a headed pass.
  11. 86' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Mike Eerdhuijzen.
  12. 86' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Pelle Clement replaces Kristian Hlynsson.
  13. 86' Substitution, Sparta Rotterdam. Mike Kleijn replaces Patrick van Aanholt.

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