Ricardo Pepi is a super-sub! USMNT forward among the goals as PSV demolish PEC Zwolle 7-1 - while Malik Tillman and Sergino Dest get assists

PSV moved one step closer to winning the Eredivisie with an emphatic win on the road, thanks to a Luuk de Jong hat-trick, a brace from Johan Bakayoko, an own-goal from Sam Kersen, and a late strike from substitute Pepi. The league leaders, who conceded through Eliano Reijnders to make it 2-1, were also helped by assists from American stars Malik Tillman and Sergino Dest on Saturday. Incidentally, according to Opta, only Twente's Ricky van Wolfswinkel (seven) has scored more goals than Pepi (six) off the bench this season in the top 10 European leagues.

This win took PSV 13 points clear of second-placed Feyenoord in the Dutch top-flight with just 11 games remaining. Remarkably, Peter Bosz's side have dropped just four points in the league this season, with the Dutch giants winning 21 of their 23 games this season.

PSV won the Johan Cruyff Shield last August, beating last season's league winners Feyenoord 1-0 in a match where the victors in the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup meet. The Dutch outfit, who lost in this season's KNVB Beker to Feyenoord, are also into the last 16 of the Champions League where they face Borussia Dortmund.

PSV are next in league action on March 3 when they host title contenders Feyenoord in a top of the table clash, before travelling to Go Ahead Eagles five days later. The second leg of their Champions League clash with Dortmund is on March 13, with the tie currently at 1-1.