PSV returned to winning ways on Saturday against Almere City. Luuk de Jong scored a double to give Peter Bosz's side a routine victory in the Philips stadium. The win proved even more vital due to Feyenoord dropping points against FC Twente, increasing PSV's gap at the top of the table to 12 points.
PSV has started the new year convincingly. The league leader defeated Excelsior 3-1 in Eindhoven on Saturday. With seventeen consecutive victories, PSV equaled the record from the 1987/1988 season, when the Eindhoven team led by Guus Hiddink also won the first seventeen league matches. The current PSV can break the record next Sunday if they win against FC Utrecht.