Live Premier League | NEC wants revenge against AZ after losing the cup final

Live Eredivisie | NEC wil zich na verloren bekerfinale revancheren tegen AZ

Welkom in dit liveblog. Hier houden wij, Nemo Schillemans en Thom van de Loosdrecht, je op de hoogte van speelronde 31 van de Eredivisie. Veel plezier!

Eredivisie
12.15 uur: NEC-AZ
12.15 uur: PEC Zwolle-Heracles
14.30 uur: Sparta-FC Volendam
14.30 uur: RKC-FC Utrecht
16.45 uur: Vitesse-Fortuna

Liveblog

PEC Zwolle-Heracles | zondag 28 april om 11:57

Johnny Jansen hopes that Bram van Polen, who announced this week that he will retire from professional football after this season, will have a good final period of his career. “It was of course known to me for some time. The way he does it, by standing in front of the group, we experience that as energy. And that’s great, he deserves that,” says Johnny Jansen before the match. with Heracles.

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:55 am

AZ can write negative history. It has been nine years since the club lost three away games in a row. The Alkmaarders lost the last two away games by a wide margin (5-0 at Heracles, 5-1 at PSV).

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:51 am

The warm-up is in full swing in Nijmegen. What can Rogier Meijer’s team do against the number four in the Eredivisie?

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:46 am

NEC can get the coveted fifth place if they win against AZ. Because Ajax lost points against Excelsior (1-1), the Nijmegen team can get one point above the Amsterdam team.

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:38 am

We mainly remember the match in Alkmaar of the medical incident with Bas Dost. The striker collapsed during the match and turned out to have an inflamed heart muscle. The 34-year-old striker has not played since that match.

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:31 am

NEC setup! Brayann Pereira replaces Bart van Rooij who is injured. There is also a starting place for Rober González. That is why Youri Baas has to take a seat on the bench.

NEC: Cillessen; Pereira, Sandler, Nuytinck, Verdonk; Hoedemakers, Sano, Proper; Chery, Ogawa, Rober González.

PEC Zwolle-Heracles | Sunday April 28 at 11:28 am

Lineups PEC and Heracles! There are also the starting names of PEC Zwolle and Heracles. Bram van Polen is back in the starting line-up for the home team. It is the defender’s first match since he announced his retirement from professional football earlier this week. The names:

PEC Zwolle: violator; Van Polen, Kersten, Lam, MacNulty; El Azzouzi, Krastev; Namli, Velanas, Van der Water; Thy.

Heracles: Brewer; Port, Hoogma, Leerdam, Oppegard; De Keersmaecker, Vejinovic; Hrustic, Scheperman, Limbombe; Hornkamp.

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:24 am

Line-up AZ! The people of Alkmaar have to do a lot of puzzling. Wouter Goes is suspended and captain Jordy Clasie is also not there. This means that Penetra and Ibrahim Sadiq have a starting place.

A-Z: Ryan; Sugawara, Penetra, Bazoer, M. de Wit; Belic, D. de Wit, Mijnans; Sadiq, Pavlidis, Van Bommel.

Vitesse-Fortuna Sittard | Sunday April 28 at 11:20 am

Vitesse and Fortuna Sittard will close the match round at 4.45 pm. The Arnhem team has now been definitively relegated, after being deducted 18 points from the KNVB licensing committee on April 19. The Arnhem team has gone from 17 points to -1 due to the penalty

RKC-FC Utrecht | Sunday April 28 at 11:15 am

RKC and FC Utrecht are also in action today. The Waalwijkers are slowly heading for the play-offs to avoid relegation, but they can still put a stop to that. If RKC beats Ron Jans’ Utrecht today, it will rise above Excelsior in the rankings.

Sparta-FC Volendam | Sunday April 28 at 11:13 am

Two matches will also start at the same time at 2:30 PM, starting with Sparta-FC Volendam. Volendam is in seventeenth place in the Eredivisie rankings with 19 points, and is almost certain of relegation, five points behind number sixteen RKC. Or can they get three points again today?

PEC Zwolle-Heracles | Sunday April 28 at 11:11 am

At 12.15 pm, PEC Zwolle and Heracles will also start matchday 31. Both teams are now almost certain of Eredivisie football next season. The teams are equal in points (32) but PEC’s goal difference is slightly better, what about today? Heracles won three of the last five matches, PEC only one.

NEC-AZ | Sunday April 28 at 11:08 am

We kick off this day with two 12.15 pm matches, including the match between NEC and AZ. It is the first match for the Nijmegen team since the lost cup final against Feyenoord last week. Can the number six in the Eredivisie rankings get revenge in a duel with number four AZ?