Dortmund's new signing becomes the seventh player in Bundesliga history to score a hat-trick on his Bundesliga debut. The last to do so was also the man wearing No.17 for Dortmund, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. He came on the pitch at 3-1 and leaves it at 3-5.

We're approaching the end of the game here with Dortmund going for more and more goals. Could we see more in the final minutes with a large amount of injury time? As if we'd need more drama from this game.

Over 10 minutes to go here in Augsburg and both sides still going for goal. Haaland is on a hat-trick and looks hungry for it, and what a story that would be.

Five minutes into the second half and the lead may not have changed, but the complexion of the game certainly has. Moments after Richter's stunner and Brandt's brilliant turn and finish has Dortmund back in it and in the ascendancy. The home side are continuing to cause problems to the visiting defence, though, with their superior pace and pressing efforts causing some unforced errors.

We're back underway

The previous entry in our live coverage of this game tells you all you need to know about the first half. Twice Reus had his head in his hands in the opening 45 minutes, while Florian Niederlechner had his hands in the air with only one of his shots needed to find the back of the Dortmund net. Dortmund may have had more of the ball, but Augsburg have out-run and out-sprinted their visitors so far. How long until we see Erling Haaland?

Both sides have had four attempts off target, both have had one on target. Augsburg have taken their's, Dortmund have not. Despite dominating the ball it's Dortmund who are behind here and the home side are defending well to keep that lead intact going into the break.

The heavens have opened in Augsburg and it's snow that is falling down at the WWK-Arena here. We might be out of the winter break, but clearly the winter weather is far from leaving certain parts of Germany.

The away side have completed over 100 more passes than their hosts in the opening 20 minutes, but have produced fewer chances on goal so far. 

Saturday Bundesliga football is back in 2020 as Dortmund kick things off here in Augsburg, dressed in their black away kit, with Augsburg in their usual home strip of all white.

The home side had taken 16 points from a possible 18 prior to they 3-1 loss to RB Leipzig on Matchday 17. Martin Schmidt will want his troops to come out of the blocks of 2020 in style today, and maintaining the fortress that is the WWK-Arena.

The American could make his Bundesliga debut today after being included among the substitutes of a Bundesliga game for just the second time. If he does come on for his debut today, the 17-year-old (born on November 13, 2002) would become the fifth-youngest Bundesliga player of all-time behind Nuri Sahin, Yann Bisseck, Jürgen Friedl and Ibrahim Tanko.

It's the chance to start the year off right for both sides and set out the stall for the rest of the 2019/20 season. For Dortmund, that's rarely been a problem. BVB have not lost their first match of a calendar year in 16 years, when they went down 1-0 to local rivals Schalke. But Augsburg are on a five-year-best run of three home league wins on the bounce. 

There's no fear in the eyes of the Augsburg team who are looking to make home advantage count once again against Dortmund. Last year they came out on top, taking all three points from their title-chasing visitors, and they'll be looking to do the same again today. Fredrik Jensen starts in attacking midfield with Alfred Finnbogason still on the sidelines. New signing Eduard Löwen is on the bench.

Dortmund's star January signing is, as expected, starting today's game from the bench. He came on to play the last 30 minutes of BVB's friendly defeat to Mainz last week and has participated in training all week, but coach Lucien Favre doesn't want to rush his new striker into things. Instead, Dortmund start with an attack of Jadon Sancho, Thorgan Hazard and captain Marco Reus.

Koubek – Lichtsteiner, Gouweleeuw, Jedvaj, Max – Khedira, Baier (c) – Richter, Jensen, Vargas – Niederlechner

Luthe, Pedersen, Suchy, Moravek, Sarenren Bazee, Uduokhai, Hahn, Löwen, Teigl

Bürki – Piszczek, Hummels, Akanji – Hakimi, Witsel, Brandt, Guerreiro – Sancho, Reus (c), Hazard

Hitz, Dahoud, Götze, Schulz, Haaland, Balerdi, Morey, Reyna, Bruun Larsen

Welcome along to the match centre for the game Augsburg vs. Dortmund from matchday 18 of the 2019/20 Bundesliga season at the WWK ARENA. Check back here for full information on the match.