Werder Vs Leverkusen

Leverkusen do what Bremen can't and find the back of the net. Fantastic work from Diaby down the right, speeding and dribbling his way past Friedl before chipping the ball to the back post to find Havertz.

He heads home beyond Pavlenka for his 7th of the season. They are certainly due a shot finding the back of the net, which will be massively celebrated by fans watching from home.

Two goals in each half, one for each team, saw them end level in a thrilling game. A couple of the goalscorers - Alario and Klaassen - are missing from the starting line-ups today, can someone step up to open the scoring?

He's won the most challenges of any player so far. We can hear coach Florian Kohfeld relaying instructions on the sidelines, telling his team that they're doing well thus far.

Neither side has been able to stamp control in the game. Selke has had few touches in these opening minutes. Fluid operation so far.

Everyone getting a touch and warming into the game, including Wirtz, who is playing from the right flank. The ball is rolling in Bremen for the final game of the Bundesliga's returning Matchday Diaby's great work on the wings and Demirbay's set-piece skill set him up to score two headers - both from close range but neither of them simple.

In between, Gebre Selassie had scored Bremen's first goal at home in over eight hours of play. Having seen three goals in the space of five minutes, we have to say this one is still wide-open.

Bayer have beaten both of them this season, and Die Werkself are also the third-highest scorers in the Bundesliga this calendar year 22 , and boast the joint-third best defence nine against.

All three were relegated. Kohfeldt will be hoping his side can snap both streaks today after the break in play. With Bayern, Dortmund and Gladbach all picking up maximum points and Leipzig taking one against Freiburg, the pressure is on Leverkusen to keep themselves in the fight for the title.

Meanwhile, for Bremen, a win tonight can take them within two points of Fortuna Düsseldorf in the relegation play-off spot at the bottom.

Down by one goal after the first half Bayer turned that result around thanks to two Karim Bellarabi goals in the second half. Hence, the game against Werder will be a must-win scenario for Heiko Herrlich.

But it seems doubtful that Bayer will be able to turn things around against a Werder side that is flying high at the moment.

Maxi Eggestein is on fire at the moment. Considered to slow to become a Bundesliga player just a year ago the midfielder has undergone an amazing development in the last few months under head coach Kohfeldt.

After working hard on his athleticism, the year-old has now scored four goals in eight Bundesliga games this season and is considered one of the brightest midfield prospects in Germany at the moment.

The year-old also salvaged a point for Bayer last week against Hannover and had shown an uptick in his form ever since his red card foul against Rafinha that earned him plenty of criticism in the German press.

Eggestein — Osako, Kruse, Kainz. Hradecky — Weiser, Tah, S. Bender, Wendell — Kohr, L. Lang 27 S. Player Bookings 38 K. Bellarabi for F.

Wirtz 61' 9 L. Bailey for M. Diaby 62' 15 J. Baumgartlinger for N. Amiri 71' 13 L. Alario for K. Havertz 85' 7 Paulinho for C.

Tah 25 E. Palacios 6 A. Werder Bremen D. Klaassen L. Augustinsson N. Füllkrug C. Pizarro Ö. Toprak K. Möhwald Bayer Leverkusen K. Volland L.

Additional info. Match Officials Referee: T. Stieler Assistants: H. Henschel J. Neitzel Fourth official: R. Show: All Home Away.

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Goal www. StatsPerform www. All rights reserved. Data provided by Opta Sports. Gebre Selassie. Coach: F. Coach: P. Selke 71'. Vogt 85'. Wirtz 61'.

Diaby 62'. Amiri 71'. Havertz 85'. Paulinho for C.