Willem II thrashed struggling Heracles 3-0 in this afternoon's Eredivisie clash at the Koning Willem II Stadion.

The hosts opened the scoring just after the quarter-hour mark when Bruno Andrade floated the ball over to Samuel Armenteros, who calmly chipped the ball over the opposition goalkeeper and into the net.

Robbie Haemhouts doubled Willem's lead just before half time, collecting Armenteros's pass before slotting home.

The game was put to bed with seven minutes left to play when Andrade's free kick from the edge of the box fell to Jeroen Veldmate, who bundled the ball into his own net.

The result sends Willem ninth in the Eredivisie table, while Heracles continue to languish in 16th place.