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VfB Stuttgart

Head Coach Sebastian Hoeness may shake things up after a poor run, but has some injury concerns to deal with.
Finn Jeltsch is available after suspension, but Leonidas Stergiou is suspended for two games after his red card last weekend. Luca Jaquez has been feeling unwell and Josha Vagnoman will likely step into defence.
Ameen Al Dakhil is close to a return from a thigh injury, while El Bilal Touré is nearing a return from a foot injury. Dan-Axel Zagadou has suffered another knee injury, while Luca Raimund and Nikolas Nartey are both feeling a thigh injury.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Xabi Alonso may wield the rotation wand after Champions League exertions in midweek.
Star man Florian Wirtz is ruled out until next month with an ankle injury. Robert Andrich could start in midfield, Patrick Schick or Nathan Tella are useful options further forward, while Buendia and Hofmann are also competing with Adli for a spot.
Mario Hermoso picked up a shoulder injury grappling Harry Kane to the floor on Tuesday, so Tah, Tapsoba, Arthur, Hincapie and Mukiele will likely compete for spots in defence.
Jeanuël Belocian will miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury, and Martin Terrier has a season-ending Achilles injury.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+6'

That's it for today, Daniel Siebert has blown his whistle and the game is over.
90+6'

Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen) beats his marker and unleashes a thunderbolt of a shot from the edge of the box. Alexander Nubel sees the ball late but does well to stop it going into the bottom left corner.
90+4'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) leaps to connect with a lovely cross and scores with a header that bounces off the ground and goes inside the left post. The goalkeeper had no chance to make a save.
90+1'

Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen) gets a yellow card, off the field.
90

The fourth official shows 5 min. of added time.
90'

Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen) whips the ball into the penalty area, but one of the defenders is alert and spanks it away.
89'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Chris Fuhrich (VfB Stuttgart) comes onto the pitch for Maximilian Mittelstadt.
88'

OWN GOAL! Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) scores an unlucky own goal after he deflected a shot which went into his own net! 3:3.
85'

Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.
84'

Nordi Mukiele (Bayer Leverkusen) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Daniel Siebert who sees an offensive foul. A free kick has been awarded to Stuttgart.
82'

A sweet pass inside the box gives Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) time to measure a shot, but it's slightly mishit and goes just wide of the right post. That really was a great chance!
78'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) was close to scoring after he unleashed a powerful shot which went a whisker wide of the right post.
77'

Substitution. Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) has come on for Ameen Al Dakhil.
77'

Sebastian Hoeness has decided to make a change. El Bilal Toure (VfB Stuttgart) replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
77'

Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) makes it easy for the referee to show him a yellow card.
76'

Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) is going to send the ball in from the free kick.
74'

A substitution has been made. Robert Andrich is replaced by Arthur (Bayer Leverkusen).
74'

Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen) is rightly booked by the referee because it could not have been anything other than a yellow card.
74'

The resulting set piece from Bayer Leverkusen is comfortably intercepted by one of the defending players.
73'

Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence quickly intercepts the ball.
73'

Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) attempts to find one of his teammates with a sweet pass into the box, but one of the defending players reacts well and intercepts the effort.
72'

Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge.
71'

The resulting corner from Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen) comes to nothing.
68'

Here is a change. Jamie Leweling is going off and Sebastian Hoeness gives the last tactical orders to Josha Vagnoman (VfB Stuttgart).
68'

Here comes a substitution. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) is brought on as a substitute for Enzo Millot.
67'

Bayer Leverkusen force a corner. Their opponents will face another attacking threat.
67'

Goal! Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) pounced on a loose ball inside the box and beats the goalkeeper with a shot into the top left corner. He makes it 3:2.
64'

Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) gives the referee no choice but to show him a yellow card.
63'

Referee Daniel Siebert points to the centre spot to indicate that the goal stands after the VAR review. The Stuttgart players celebrate.
62'

The goal for Stuttgart is subject to a VAR review by the referee! He's obviously unsure or he received a message.
62'

It's an own goal! Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) puts the ball into his own net.
60'

Lukas Hradecky makes a brilliant save! Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) easily weaves through the defence and fires the ball from mid-range. His low shot goes towards the middle of the goal but is saved by the keeper!
59'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) times his run well and connects with a cross on the edge of the six-yard box, but can't keep the ball down and it flies high over the bar.
57'

Xabi Alonso has decided to substitute Alejandro Grimaldo and he is replaced by Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen).
57'

The referee allows time for a substitution. Aleix Garcia will be replaced by Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen).
56'

Goal! Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) picks up the ball from a rebound and from the edge of the box he unleashes a low shot into the bottom left corner. Alexander Nubel is unable to keep the ball out of the net. It's 2:1.
54'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) produces a lovely ball into the penalty area but the defender manages to intercept and comfortably averts the danger.
52'

The linesman makes the right call and Bayer Leverkusen will have a corner.
52'

The ball is out of play. A goal-scoring opportunity from a corner for Bayer Leverkusen.
52'

Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart) violates the laws of the game and is shown a deserved yellow card by the referee.
48'

Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) takes a great first touch to control a killer pass on the edge of the box and drills a shot into the bottom left corner in trademark fashion.
47'

Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen) shoots from outside the box, but his effort is blocked.
46'

The game restarts for the second half.
45+2'

Daniel Siebert blows his whistle to signal the end of the first-half action.
45+1'

Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.
45+1'

Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) blows a clear opportunity to score a goal. He was one-on-one with Lukas Hradecky inside the six-yard box and attempted to put the ball low into the middle of the target, but was denied by a great save.
45

1 additional min. will be played.
45'

Handball by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen).
42'

Bayer Leverkusen concede a free kick following a bad challenge.
40'

The foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) was seen by Daniel Siebert who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
38'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) launches a cross from the corner, but Alexander Nubel is alert to thwart the effort.
37'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) passes the ball from the edge of the box in order to find his teammate, who is in a good scoring position, but the defender blocks the pass and spanks the ball to safety.
36'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) is forced to stop his attacking move after the linesman signals for offside.
35'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) launches an inaccurate corner kick into the penalty area.
34'

Ameen Al Dakhil (VfB Stuttgart) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out.
32'

Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) fails to deliver a decent cross from a long-range free kick. The opposition's defence intercepts the effort.
30'

Great teamplay by Bayer Leverkusen as they control the ball with a lot of short passes. Patience is the key if they want to find a gap in the defence to score.
27'

Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) is given a fully deserved yellow card.
27'

That's a well-taken pass by Finn Jeltsch (VfB Stuttgart). He unleashes a strike from the edge of the box, but blazes it high over the bar.
26'

Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) will take the corner.
25'

Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) creates himself some space on the edge of the box and unleashes a strong shot which is blocked by a defender.
24'

A cross from the free kick is whipped in by Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), but one of the defenders steps in and averts the threat.
24'

Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) is penalised for holding. Daniel Siebert signals a set piece. Bayer Leverkusen win a free kick and will be able to apply some pressure on the opposition goal.
22'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) collects a sweet pass on the edge of the box and in one movement smashes a shot in on goal, but it balloons high over the bar.
21'

Another attempt to send the ball beyond the defence by Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) is thwarted and cleared to safety.
20'

Aleix Garcia (Bayer Leverkusen) takes the corner with a short pass.
19'

Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) whips a promising cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball.
18'

The referee stops play as the linesman flags Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) offside.
15'

Goal! Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) fires the rebound into the middle of the goal after the ball breaks to him in the box. The score is 1:0.
13'

Aleix Garcia (Bayer Leverkusen) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball is easily cleared out of danger.
11'

Alejandro Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen) takes the corner which is cleared by the opposition's defence.
11'

Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) goes on a mazy run and tries his luck with a mid-range strike, but one of the defending players steps in and makes a block.
10'

Maximilian Mittelstadt (VfB Stuttgart) dinks a cross into the box in an attempt to find one of his teammates, but the defence manages to clear.
9'

Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen) put a cross into the box which wasn't a bad decision, but he failed to achieve what he wanted as none of his teammates managed to meet it.
7'

Nick Woltemade (VfB Stuttgart) sends a sweet pass into the penalty area, but one of the defenders averts the danger.
6'

Nordi Mukiele (Bayer Leverkusen) tries to pass the ball into the penalty area but it's blocked.
4'

Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen) is clearly in an offside position and the linesman raises his flag.
3'

Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen) tries to send a low pass into the box, but it's blocked and cleared.
2'

Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) makes a rough challenge and Daniel Siebert blows his whistle for a foul. Free kick. Bayer Leverkusen will probably just try to cross the ball in from here.
1'

Here we go, today's match is starting right now.

The players are on the pitch and Bayer Leverkusen will have the kick-off.

Daniel Siebert is the one to supervise the game today.

Welcome to our live text commentary, ladies and gentlemen! The starting lineups will be announced very soon, so just sit back and get ready to enjoy the action.