Intro:

Anderlecht made light work of strugglers Westerlo to narrow the gap to leaders Club Brugge.The Champions winning 4-0 at home.

Script:

Second placed Anderlecht hosted Westerlo in the Belgian Pro League on Boxing Day(December 26).

The hosts were on a three game winning streak and were quickly into their stride, Aleksandar Mitrovic finishing off Dennis Praet's cross.

The Serbian with his 10th league goal for the season.

Anderlecht doubled their advantage when Ibrahima Conte was allowed to all the time to shoot.

The Champions continued to dominate, as Praet was put through for number three.

Worse was yet to come, as Westerlo's Bruno Godeau was sent off for this tackle.

The gaps in the defence were ever-increasing as Maxime Colin rounded off a 4-0 victory.

The win means they narrow the gap on leaders Club Brugge to four points with both having played 21 matches.