Incredible! Silas controls in the box and lashes beyond Kobel. Stuttgart secure a dramatic draw that prevents BVB going level with leaders Bayern!

Hoffenheim have equalised at Bayern. If it stays that way, BVB will go back level with the leaders...

Silas replaces Führich, who has arguably been Stuttgart's best player. Moukoko and Reus are on for Dortmund, with Haller and Brandt making way. Different proposition for the VfB defence now...

Stuttgart catch Dortmund cold with Endo leading the charge and finding Millot to his right. He spots the run of Guirassy, who dinks a cute finish over Kobel, but is adjudged to be a fraction offside following a VAR review.

Soumaila Coulibaly is the only change from either side at the break. The former PSG youth player, 19, makes his Bundesliga debut.

It was already a big enough task for Stuttgart when they had 11 men on the pitch, but you have to fear from them now. They trail 2-0 and have had Mavropanos sent off...

Mavropanos can't handle the pace of Malen. He's already on a booking as he takes two swipes at the Flying Dutchman, and is sent off!

Millot wants a penalty after being bumped over by Can, or so he thinks. The Frenchman was looking for that - play goes on.

There must be in the region of 50,000 fans in attendance today. They're really making themselves heard as the game gets under way!

Dortmund have won their last four in a row against today's hosts, and seven of their last eight.

With two points between the top two, Dortmund will go top if they win and Bayern lose at home to Hoffenheim, but could fall as many as five behind if results go against them. Following Schalke's big win over Hertha yesterday, hosts Stuttgart need to get a positive result to avoid ending the weekend in the automatic relegation zone. Maximum points would even lift them up to 15th, for 24 hours at least.

Hiroki Ito misses out for Stuttgart through illness, so ex-Dortmund defender Dan-Axel Zagadou starts in the only change to the team that won in Bochum. Dortmund are without first-choice centre-backs Nico Schlotterbeck and Niklas Süle, so Mats Hummels and Emre Can are the makeshift pairing at the heart of the defence. Salih Özcan comes into the midfield, while Karim Adeyemi gets the nod over Marco Reus in attack once again.

Bredlow - Mavropanos, Anton, Zagadou - Vagnoman, Endo (c), Karazor, Sosa - Millot, Führich - Guirassy

Müller, Stenzel, Coulibaly, Haraguchi, Egloff, Dias, Tomas, Perea, Silas

Kobel - Ryerson, Can, Hummels (c), Guerreiro - Bellingham, Özcan, Brandt - Malen, Haller, Adeyemi

Meyer, Coulibaly, Reyna, Dahoud, Reus, Wolf, Bynoe-Gittens, Moukoko, Modeste

It stands to reason Hoeneß will stick with his winning formula, meaning midfielder Enzo Millot and striker Serhou Guirassy should continue in the side at the expense of Genki Haraguchi and Luca Pfeiffer.

Sebastien Haller is expected to retain his starting place as the central striker. Karim Adeyemi is another of Dortmund's young guns likely to have to content himself with a place among the substitutes, with Donyell Malen having forced his way into the first team with goals in his last two competitive appearances.

Sebastian Hoeneß has been speaking to the media ahead of Stuttgart's huge test on Saturday: “We’ve won two games and we’re pleased, but now it’s straight back to it: focus, work clearly and carry the momentum forward to upset Dortmund," VfB's coach said. "We have no time to lose and have to pick up every point that we can.” The tactician added.

There could not be more at play for two sides at opposite ends of the table going into this Matchday 28 cracker. For visiting Dortmund, a chance to keep pace with Bayern Munich in what has emerged as a phenomenally exciting title race. For VfB, meanwhile, thoughts are very much trained on Bundesliga survival.