3-1 win against Hoffenheim!

Timo Werner's brace (11', 52') and Marcel Sabitzer's tap-in (83') secured all three points | Hannes Wolf made his debut as a late substitute | 38,407 fans cheered on in Red Bull Arena

Another win for the Bulls! The deserved 3-1 victory over TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at home makes it five in-a-row in the league.

It only took eleven minutes for the first goal to go in. Patrik Schick set up Timo Werner to slot home from close range. The next passage of play saw chances go begging at both ends. Hoffenheim almost equalised but Dennis Geiger was denied by the post (40').

The Bulls scored again shortly after the break and, again, it was Timo Werner's goal. This time he converted from the penalty spot after being fouled inside the area (52'). That was his 15th league goal in 14 games! Nagelsmann's men continued to control the game and put it beyond doubt in the closing phases when Marcel Sabitzer tidied up a rebound to make it 3-0 (83'). Hoffenheim's late goal through Ermin Bicakcic was nothing more than a consolation (89').

Hannes Wolf came on towards the end of the match to make his long-waited RB Leipzig debut after five months of injury.

Match Facts

Julian Nagelsmann made three changes to his team. Péter Gulácsi and Marcel Halstenberg returned to the starting XI after injury absences. Emil Forsberg also started.

Teams

Highlights:

11th minute: GOAL FOR RBL! Patrik Schick finds Werner unmarked in the penalty area, and the talisman makes no mistake slotting it past Oliver Baumann - 1-0!

23rd minute: Forsberg combines nicely with Werner and plays it out wide to Marcel Halstenberg on the left. Baumann is, however, able to block him from a tight angle.

28th minute: Schick finds Werner again but his effort is just blocked by a TSG defender.

39th minute: Péter Gulácsi mistakenly plays it to Dennis Geiger, who is free to charge into the penalty area but his shot thankfully hits the post.