Bryan Linssen scored a second-half hat-trick for Feyenoord. Photo: Tom Bode/ANP
Ajax go into the Christmas break with a lead of just one point in the Eredivisie after they could only manage a draw at home against struggling Willem II.
Erik ten Hag’s side took the lead in Tilburg after just three minutes as Antony pounced on some slack defending, but lost momentum and were punished shortly after half-time when Kwasi Wriedt squeezed a shot into the corner.
A frustrated Ten Hag said he warned his team at half-time not to rest on their laurels. ‘They needed to step up a gear, but I didn’t see that extra gear until after the equaliser.’