We've got three additonal minutes to be played.

A couple of challenges and the desire for a late winner have seen things hot up in the closing minutes on the pitch. But it must be cold in Gelsenkirchen if Baumgart has put a hoodie on over his t-shirt.

It's like-for-like up front from Schalke boss Reis as Frey replaces Terodde. Martel for Olesen is a slightly more defensive move in midfield, but Adamyan for Maina maintains Cologne's attacking presence around Tigges.

We're about to reach that point where coaches make changes. Cologne have two players ready to come on, but not until after a Schalke corner...

After a false start with Schalke players running over the halfway line, the hosts finally get us back under way. It's a double change at the break for Cologne as well, with the expected swap of Steffen Tigges for the injured Selke. Kingsley Schindler is also on for captain Jonas Hector.

Half-time whistle goes as Selke hobbles his way up the Veltins-Arena tunnel before the rest of the teams follow him to the changing room. There's been little in the way of clear-cut chances since Jenz's second-minute header, but plenty of attacking intent from both sides.

We'll have two additional minutes as Selke returns and then pulls up again. Looks like his first start for Cologne will only last 45 minutes.

Selke goes up for a header in the centre circle and seems to land awkwardly. There's another stoppage as the Cologne medical staff make their way out to help.

Bit of something over nothing between a number of players. Referee Jöllenbeck tells them to behave and get on with things.

This game has started with the tempo you'd expect from a Cologne fixture but it's Schalke who are looking the livelier. The Royal Blues look to break with the pace of Kozuki but he's tracked by the covering Maina, who knocks the ball back to safety.

Coaches Reis and Baumgart have a lengthy hug on the touchline just before kick-off. The Cologne boss will know how his counterpart is feeling after he was relegated with Paderborn a few years ago.

While Schalke confirmed late last night that Jordan Larsson will spend the rest of the season on loan at Copenhagen, Cologne have just a few minutes ago announced that they'll be loaning Ondrej Duda to Hellas Verona for the remainder of 2022/23.

It’s just three changes from Steffen Baumgart as he brings in some fresh legs after Tuesday’s battling 1-1 draw in Munich. Davie Selke gets his first start for the club in place of Steffen Tigges – despite some talk of them getting paired together – and Dejan Ljubicic is in for Denis Huseinbasic. Timo Hübers is fit again after a spell of flu and replaces Nikola Soldo in central defence.

Thomas Reis has made four changes from the side thumped here by Leipzig on Tuesday. One of those is unexpected as Ralf Fährmann replaces Alexander Schwolow in goal for his first competitive outing since playing away at Nuremberg in the second division in May 2022. Henning Matriciani and Michael Frey drop to the bench, while Jordan Larsson has left on loan. Simon Terodde comes in up front, while new signings Tim Skarke and Moritz Jenz make their debuts. It’s the former’s first start in the Bundesliga after three sub appearances with Union Berlin. Ex-Celtic man Jenz is playing his first game in Germany after joining this week.

Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Hector (c) – Skhiri, Ljubicic - Maina, Olesen, Kainz - Selke

Fährmann - Brunner, Yoshida, Jenz, Uronen - Latza (c), Krauß - Kozuki, Bülter, Skarke – Terodde

“I’m sure it will give us a boost,” teased Thomas Reis ahead of Schalke’s final training session on Saturday, but even he probably did not expect to see over 2,000 fans turn up to cheer them on. Stick with us for footage of a very special training session.

Things can only get better for Schalke coach Thomas Reis, following their 6-1 defeat to RB Leipzig on Tuesday. “We played a really poor game on Tuesday,” he admitted. “You’ve got to be winning the decisive challenges and you’ve definitely got to send out a message, but we didn’t manage that.”

Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart is not expecting an easy ride against struggling Schalke. “Every game’s going to be like a final for Schalke now,” he predicted. “We’re going to have to have our intensity to be able to play the game we want to play.”