It's that the goal that seals all three points for the home side? Superb from Leverkusen as they recycle a cleared corner. Bellarabi passes through to Bender on the right, who then sends Amiri into the box and he hits the ball low across goal where Baumgartlinger is alone to slide the ball past Sommer.

He flicks the ball past Hofmann on the edge of the Gladbach box before volleying a shot at goal. It flicks the back of Elvedi on its way behind.

Wirtz is finding space in forward positions and lays off Amiri for a shot, but he can't find the target. Leverkusen certainly not simply looking to hold onto what they have.

Just a minute after Gladbach had a golden chance to go ahead, Leverkusen show them how it's done. Bailey has been fantastic and he gets his goal. Another break as Wirtz's outstanding pass sends Diaby away down the left. He play Bailey in with his run across from the right behind the Gladbach defence, and he slides the ball through Sommer's legs for his first goal of the season.

The first chance of the second half as Bailey drifts into the middle from the right foot, teasing a left-footed shot before finally pulling the trigger. Elvedi gets a touch on the shot which curls wide of goal for a corner with Sommer stranded.

Leverkusen's captain tonight takes a yellow card here, making it two for each side after a foul on Thuram.

That's now seven goals in his last four Bundesliga games for Alario.

Leverkusen are level for a second time and it's that man again. Bailey is challenged by Ginter and the ball rolls out for Wirtz to curl into the box. Alario leaps above Elvedi and heads home past Sommer, who had come out in an attempt to claim the cross.

Leverkusen break with Diaby through the middle, who finds Alario in space on the left corner of Gladbach's penalty area. He takes a touch to control before curling an unstoppable shot into the far top corner that Sommer had no chance of reaching. His 6th goal of the season - a man in red-hot form!

Leverkusen think they have an immediate equaliser but offside is called. Amiri smashes a shot low at goal from 25 yards or so, and Tapsoba runs to try and get a touch on it before it meets Sommer. The Gladbach 'keeper can't keep Amiri's effort out, and offside is given as Tapsoba was just behind the defence when the initial shot came.

Alario sends a fantastic ball over the Gladbach defence for Bailey on the right side of the penalty area. He cuts inside past Bensebaini on the byline, and then again past Ginter before laying the ball off to Alario in front of goal. He shoots with his left, but Kramer makes a block in front of is own goal.

The only change for Leverkusen from their previous Bundesliga outing - a 4-2 win at Freiburg - is that Wendell is in for Sinkgraven at left-back. It's the Brazilian's first start of the season, after he had also started in the UEFA Europa League in midweek.

What a pass from Wirtz, who plays Bailey into the Gladbach box on the right. He's on his weaker foot but goes for goal regardless. Sadly, for Leverkusen, slicing the ball wide of goal.