We'll have five extra minutes!

Hoffenheim on the ball at the moment but no way through as yet. Leverkusen happy to sit and counter.

There was no sign earlier of Hoffenheim coming back into this, but nor was there any indication that Leverkusen were about to strike back as well. Never assume anything in football.

Leverkusen have just not got going this half and as it stands are at risk of losing after leading by two goals for the first time since a 5-2 defeat in Frankfurt in December 2021.

Leverkusen resume the action having made a change at the back with Stanišić on for Kossounou.

Boniface is down after a challenge. He needs some quick treatment before we can continue.

Hoffenheim are holding their shape in the opening stages, allowing Leverkusen to move it around far from goal. Every now and then Weghorst calls for a push and three blue shirts hound the Bayer backline.

Hoffenheim get things going but it's Leverkusen on the attack first as Boniface peels off to the right and flashes a cross into the box, just ahead of the arriving Wirtz.

Kick-off is almost upon us in Sinsheim. Will Leverkusen extend their advantage at the top or will Hoffenheim inflicted a first defeat of the season?

Hoffenheim come into this weekend in an impressive sixth place, but it's their away form that has got them there. Five wins from five on the road is a huge achievement, but they have won only one of four here in Sinsheim, losing the other three. That form will likely need to change if Matarazzo's men are to be in the push for Europe come May.

That was what Alonso spoke about at his press conference yesterday as Leverkusen look to continue their near-perfect start to this season and last the course to make history with a first-ever Bundesliga title come the end of the race. The Spaniard's team have been pretty much flawless all season, with 13 wins from 14 competitive fixtures. The one blot on the copy book was the 2-2 draw in Munich.

As for Pellegrino Matarazzo, he opts for three changes to the team beaten 1-0 in Dortmund in the cup on Wednesday. They see Ozan Kabak, Finn Becker and Robert Skov come on for John Brooks, Ihlas Bebou and Mergim Berisha, who all drop to the bench.

Xabi Alonso makes eight changes from the team that started the DFB Cup win over Sandhausen during the week, where they won 5-2 after a late push, but it's the same XI that began last weekend's 2-1 win at home to Freiburg.

Baumann (c) - Akpoguma, Kabak, Vogt - Skov, Prömel, Stach, Becker, Bülter - Weghorst, Beier

Philipp, Berisha, Bebou, Samassekou, Brooks, Kramarić, Conté, Tohumcu, Szalai

Hrádecký (c) - Kossounou, Tah, Tapsoba - Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo - Hofmann, Wirtz - Boniface

Kovář, Stanišić, Hincapie, Andrich, Amiri, Tella, Adli, Hložek, Puerta

A little note on housekeeping for today's game. We get underway in Hoffenheim at 3.30pm CET, with team news dropping an hour before kick-off. Set your alarms now and turn on alerts in the app to make sure you get that team news as soon as it lands.

For the league-leading visitors a victory would take them five points clear of Bayern Munich before the champions' Klassiker meeting with Borussia Dortmund later today. Meanwhile, a home win could see Hoffenheim pull level on points with Dortmund (fourth) and VfB Stuttgart (third).

As well as losing three of four home games so far this Bundesliga season, Hoffenheim have suffered more defeats on their own patch to Leverkusen than any Bundesliga team they've hosted (nine from 15).

Thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 10 fixture between Hoffenheim and Leverkusen.