We're into the first of two stoppage-time minutes at the HDI-Arena.
90'
S. Bender enters the game and replaces S. Kagawa.
89'
Bender is being introduced for the final few minutes, with Kagawa the man replaced. That might be a sign that Tuchel is happy to have another midfielder sitting slightly deeper, but Castro and Gundogan definitely are no strangers to making their way upfield either.
87'
Wide from Gundogan! The Germany international drags a shot beyond the far post, with Dortmund now looking for their fifth of the afternoon. Hannover have been unfortunate, but the referee really couldn't do anything but point to the spot on both occasions.
85'
R. Zieler gets yellow.
Penalty goal scored by P. Aubameyang for Borussia Dortmund!
GOOOOOOOOOAL! PANENKA FROM AUBAMEYANG! The Gabonese lifts the cheekiest of chips over Zieler, with the Hannover goalkeeper presumably even angrier now than he was a minute earlier. That should seal the points for Tuchel's Dortmund!
84'
Felipe Trevizan gets yellow.
PENALTY TO DORTMUND! Zieler is absolutely furious! He's yelling in the referee's face! Felipe clearly handled in the penalty area with the official having no choice but to point to the spot! The goalkeeper receives a yellow for his troubles.
83'
Good challenge from Sakai! The Japan international manages to deny a cross from Mkhitaryan, before a back-post delivery from Schmelzer is hooked clear by Felipe! Tuchel is becoming a rather frustrated man on the touchline, with the former Mainz coach furiously hitting his dugout.
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As we head into the final 10 minutes at the HDI-Arena, Dortmund could be heading two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Bayern are currently being held to a 1-1 draw against Augsburg, with Die Schwarzgelben looking in good shape with regard to maintaining their 100% record.
79'
M. Erdinç enters the game and replaces E. Prib.
A. Saint-Maximin enters the game and replaces H. Kiyotake.
A cross from Januzaj is headed away by Marcelo yet again, with Tuchel's men continuing to lay siege to the hosts' penalty area. The visitors are calmly keeping possession and taking the sting out of the game. Erdinc and Saint-Maximin are ready to come into the contest for Hannover.
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77'
Gundogan and Januzaj combine to find Kagawa on the left flank. Schmelzer supports him, before receiving the ball and driving forward, but Sakai blocks his attempted cross. For every minute that Dortmund spend on the attack, the less likely it appears that Hannover can turn this scoreline around.
75'
A long ball aimed towards Prib is caught simply by Burki, with Dortmund then not rushing their play out from the back. Gundogan switches play out to Ginter on the right, with Sakai present at the back post to head the German's delivery well clear. Moments earlier, Kagawa had showed some lovely footwork to evade Sane.
73'
C. Benschop enters the game and replaces O. Sorg.
Dortmund continue to enjoy the lion's share of possession, despite Weigl being recently replaced by Castro. Die Schwarzgelben are definitely not sitting back and looking to defend their lead, with yellow shirts streaming forward at every opportunity. Benschop replaces Sorg for the hosts.
71'
Hannover have merely 20 minutes to turn this contest on its head, with it looking likely that their winless Bundesliga start will continue. Januzaj cuts inside from the right, before seeing a shot deflect off Felipe and behind for a corner! Positive stuff from the Manchester United loanee.
69'
Dortmund have the lead once again, despite Hannover fighting them every inch of the way. A cross is clipped in towards Aubameyang, but Marcelo rises easily above his man to head away! Moments later, Felipe does well to outmuscle the Gabon international on the periphery of the area.
67'
Felipe Trevizan is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! WHAT A MOVE FROM DORTMUND! Schmelzer finds Kagawa, who hangs a lovely pass over to the right byline! Januzaj is there to cushion a square ball back across goal, with Felipe and Zieler combining to send the ball into the back of the net! If they hadn't made contact, Aubameyang would have done the honours anyway.
66'
G. Castro enters the game and replaces J. Weigl.
65'
WHAT A CHANCE! Gundogan drives down the right-hand side, before cutting the most inviting of balls towards the back post! Aubameyang sprints to get there, but can only slide in and narrowly miss making contact! So nearly 3-2 to Dortmund!
64'
Mkhitaryan now fouls Sakai cynically, with Kiyotake's delivery once again punched to safety by Burki. This second half is yet to settle down, with constant counters the order of the day. Aubameyang tries to chase a long ball punted down the right, but Zieler collects on the edge of his penalty area.
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Hannover make their way towards Burki's goal with a spring-loaded counter, but Albornoz's pass down the line for Kiyotake to chase is awful! The Chilean defender hasn't offered much offensively. Felipe manages to smother Januzaj's first involvement in the action, with the Brazilian stepping across to outmuscle the Belgian substitute.
60'
A. Januzaj enters the game and replaces J. Hofmann.
Hofmann is the man to leave the fray rather gingerly, with Januzaj thrown into the action for the final half an hour. Dortmund whip in a corner from the right, but Hummels can't atone for his earlier error with a headed goal - instead the Germany international mistimes his jump. Tuchel is animated as ever in his technical area.
58'
Kiyotake clatters a free-kick effort straight into the wall, with Dortmund immediately breaking! Hofmann scampers down the right flank, with Prib tracking back to make a cynical foul on the 23-year-old. Januzaj is being readied on the sidelines.
57'
Hummels is penalised for sliding in on Kiyotake, despite the Dortmund captain claiming that the Japanese midfielder dived. He picks up a yellow card, with Hannover having a real opportunity shoot from a reasonable free-kick range. The man who was fouled has the technical ability to punish his aggressor.
56'
M. Hummels gets yellow.
55'
Mistakes galore! Sakai is the man to lose the ball this time, with Dortmund marauding down the left. Schmelzer looks for Mkhitaryan down the line, but Marcelo covers across to shepherd the ball behind for a Hannover goal kick.
53'
A. Sobiech has scored a goal for Hannover 96! Assist by E. Prib.
GOOOOOOAL! SOBIECH MAKES IT 2-2! Mkhitaryan loses the ball on the edge of the opposition penalty area, before having to make a cynical foul to deny Hannover the chance to break. The hosts do eventually get on their way, however! A ball from the left-hand side is missed awfully by Hummels, with the Polish striker on hand to lash a finish beyond Burki at the back post! Terrible defending from Dortmund!
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Ginter plays a pass inside to Hofmann, with the German winger dummying and letting the ball roll through his legs and into Aubameyang - but Marcelo intercepts ahead of the ex-Milan forward. Dortmund then embark on a break down the left, but a pass from Schmelzer down the line is easily cut out before Kagawa can meet it.
50'
Schmelzer is the culprit this time, as Hannover win themselves another free kick in a dangerous area. Both Felipe and Sobiech challenge for a wonderfully weighted cross, but neither can get enough purchase on the ball to turn it goalwards! Burki breathes another sigh of relief.
48'
Ginter gives away a free kick on the right-hand side, with Hannover able to load the box. Marcelo rises well at the near post and flicks on Kiyotake's delivery, but Burki pounces to his left to clamp onto the ball and deny any players in red! Safe hands!
46'
We are back underway in the second half! The hosts have a bone to pick with both the referee and Dortmund, in their eyes, after a tight first half. Plenty of time remains for Hannover to turn this around and steal a share of the spoils.
45'
There is one minute of stoppage time. Hannover win a corner on the left-hand side, but the delivery is punched clear by Burki under heavy pressure. The Swiss goalkeeper is given the benefit of the doubt by the referee, who blows for a free kick.
44'
H. Mkhitaryan has scored a goal for Borussia Dortmund! Assist by M. Ginter.
GOOOOOOOOOAL! MKHITARYAN MAKES IT 2-1! Great strike from the Dortmund midfielder! After some patient possession, the former Shakhtar man is picked out on the edge of the penalty box by Ginter. He hits the cut back first time, guiding a curling finish just inside the left-hand post! Lovely stuff!
43'
Aubameyang races down the right-hand side, before Dortmund work the ball into Schmelzer on the opposite flank. On both occasions, there is nothing for either players to hit in the box, meaning that Tuchel's side revert to maintaining possession. After a minute of probing, a long ball forward is gobbled up easily by Zieler.
41'
Hannover's clear disgust with the referee has translated into a stint of pressure for the home team. This time, it is the hosts' turn to claim for a penalty, with Prib going down in the box. The German was under pressure from Schmelzer and Hummels, but there was absolutely nothing behind his reason to go down.
39'
Not long remains before the half-time interval, with this game in danger of descending into chaos. The Hannover players are clearly not too pleased with the referee's recent decisions. Ginter gives away a free kick for a push on Prib, with Kiyotake standing over the dead ball. It is curled in towards the near post, before falling to Marcelo! The Brazilian shoots from close range, but his effort is blocked by a ruck of yellow shirts!
37'
Sane is enraged once again, this time as Prib is penalised for a sliding tackle on Gundogan! The Hannover players claim that it was a 50-50, but the referee gestures for a Dortmund free kick around 35 yards from goal. The resulting delivery is clipped into the box and then headed clear, with Hofmann going down off the ball. The German wide man was shouldercharged aggressively by his marker, but the match officials didn't see it.
35'
Penalty goal scored by P. Aubameyang for Borussia Dortmund!
GOOOOOOOAL! AUBAMEYANG RESTORES PARITY! The Gabon international waits for Zieler to dive the wrong way, before steering a neat penalty finish into the opposite corner. That makes it 1-1 and Dortmund are fortunate to find themselves level, given the way that the home team have defended!
34'
PENALTY TO DORTMUND! Sane and Felipe are furious! Ginter finds the feet of Hofmann with a pass inside, before a clumsy challenge from the Brazilian defender fells his opponent! The referee has no hesitation and points to the spot!
33'
Hummels tries to slide a through ball straight into the path of Aubameyang, but it evades the Gabonese striker by a considerable distance. Moments later, a cut back by Mkhitaryan from the left byline is hacked clear by Felipe. While all of this is going on, Tuchel is feverishly writing down notes on the sideline. Yet another long ball is pumped into the Hannover box, but Marcelo is equal to it.
31'
The away outfit win a corner on the left-hand side, but it comes to nothing. Hannover are ensuring that Dortmund ping deliveries into areas where they have the numerical advantage required for percentage football. Prib tries to lead a counter down the left, but Sokratis comes across brilliantly to dispossess the Russian-born wide man.
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Dortmund aren't being afforded any space in between the lines, making it inherently difficult for the likes of Kagawa, Mkhitaryan and Hofmann to ghost around unchecked. The visiting defence and deep midfield options are therefore seeing plenty of possession, but their escape passes are consistently limited. Frontzeck will be pleased with how his team have stuck to their game plan thus far.
27'
Felipe carries the ball out of defence, before being fouled by Aubameyang. The hosts break forward, with Sobiech picked out in the box, but Ginter makes a vital interception to nip in between the Polish goalscorer and Kiyotake. Tuchel's side are definitely looking susceptible to conceding again this afternoon.
25'
Ginter is picked out on the right by a neat switch of play, but the Germany international's cross is scrambled away at the back post. Hannover appear keen to force and funnel Dortmund into continual deliveries into the area. Felipe, Marcelo and Sane are all very capable in the air due to their size. Gundogan drives to the edge of the box, before blasting a poor effort high and wide of the target!
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Zieler makes a save! The German goalkeeper smothers a shot at his near post, before sending Hannover immediately forward with a long punt upfield. A clipped through ball finds Kiyotake scampering into the penalty area, with the Japanese midfielder taking a delightful first touch. His second affords Sokratis a sight of the ball, however, with the former Werder Bremen defender stepping out and defusing the danger.
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Dortmund continue to be patient, with the away side stroking the ball around nicely. Hummels then makes a mistake, with the Germany international placing a pass straight out of play under no pressure. Hannover are set up well and have been a real frustration to the Bundesliga's in-form side of the moment.
20'
Well, Hannover have previously been known to be a solid counter-attacking side and that reputation is showing through. Dortmund continue to find plenty of space in wide areas, but Tuchel's men are lacking a bit of killer instinct in the final third. The hosts are remaining tough to play through, with Andreasen and Sane sitting deep.
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A. Sobiech has scored a goal for Hannover 96! Assist by L. Andreasen.
GOOOOOOOAL! THE HOSTS TAKE THE LEAD! Ginter drifts in from the right, before finding Mkhitaryan, but the latter's first-touch through ball towards Aubameyang is cut out brilliantly by a sliding Felipe. Hannover counter down the right, with Kiyotake sending a fantastic pass in behind Schmelzer. A square ball from finds Sobiech, who stabs home beyond Burki!
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Gundogan flashes a shot wide of the far post, after using a lovely few touches to beat Sane! It is all Dortmund in the opening exchanges, with Frontzeck's outfit forced to play solely on the counter. Die Schwarzgelben have had at least two thirds of possession, but have thus far only been able to test Zieler once.
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Dortmund try to break, but Sane does brilliantly to dispossess Hofmann and send his own team upfield. Sobiech manages to win a throw in, in an advanced area, but Hannover quickly lose the ball. Ginter clips a cross to the back post, resulting in some pinball! It falls to the same defender on the edge of the penalty area, who shoots, but Felipe makes a block!
13'
Close for Kagawa again! The former Manchester United man lets fly from 25 yards out, forcing Zieler to scramble across to his right-hand side and parry a save out to Mkhitaryan! The Armenia international was narrowly offside, however, letting Hannover off the hook. That wasn't the most convincing piece of goalkeeping.
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After a brief stoppage for Burki, play resumes. Dortmund continue to patiently probe the hosts' back four, with a neat pass into Mkhitaryan causing some problems. The former Shakhtar man tees up Aubamenyang, who sprays a first time pass into Kagawa. After shaking off his man, the Japanese midfielder curls a tame attempt well wide of the near post from the edge of the box.
11'
Hannover win their first corner of the afternoon, but Burki is quick off his line to deal with both the first and second ball. The goalkeeper then goes down and asks for some treatment, after smashing his face off Hummels. A case of miscommunication, but that looked rather painful for the former Freiburg man!
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Dortmund are seeing more of the ball early on, with their back four unchallenged while in possession. Die Schwarzgelben find Schmelzer making tracks down the left flank, before needing to retreat straight back to Hummels. Hannover are prepared to let their opponents come forward, but are quick to be combative and pressure intensely in their own final third.
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Hannover try to break down the left-hand side through Sorg, but the wide man's pass down the line for Sobiech catches the Polish forward offside. Dortmund respond immediately with a quick attack, but a cut back from Kagawa is hacked away for a throw in. Tuchel's men work the ball out to the left, before Aubameyang meets a square cross from Schmelzer, but the former Saint Etienne man can only guide a glancing header wide.
5'
Dortmund settle down into a long stint of possession, but a stray pass from Mkhitaryan just escapes Sane. Die Schwarzgelben work the ball out to the right-hand side, before Ginter whips a cross in, but the Armenia international miscues badly with a sliced volley. The visitors maintain possession, before Schmelzer aims for Hofmann at the back post, but Zieler claims ahead of the winger.
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Mkhitaryan is found in the penalty area by a stabbed pass, but the Armenia international's cross-cum-shot is gathered by Zieler. Moments later, the Hannover goalkeeper is called into action to claim an aimless long ball. Both shot-stoppers have had to get involved early on, with both probably glad to get some early touches.
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Hummels launches an early ball over the top for Hofmann to chase, but the Dortmund wide man can't take a good first touch! The pass zips through to Zieler, before a long punt upfield from the hosts is nodded back to Burki by the aforementioned German defender. Pretty cagey start.
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We are underway in the first half at the HDI-Arena! Hannover will be keen to turn their poor start around, while Dortmund look to maintain pace with Bayern at the top of the table. Plenty to play for, especially given the embryonic stage of the season that we find ourselves in!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Bundesliga, as Borussia Dortmund travel to face Hannover! Thomas Tuchel has got Die Schwarzgelben firing in the early stages of the season, with Jurgen Klopp almost becoming slightly forgotten as a result of his immediate success. The hosts have suffered through a winless start to the campaign, while Dortmund boast a 100% record at the top of the table alongside Bayern Munich.
I'm Simon Harrison and I will be keeping you up to date with all of the action from the HDI-Arena, as the visitors attempt to keep their exciting start to the season alive. Goals, plenty of chances and an offensive fluidity have characterised Dortmund's play thus far, but Hannover did boast a reputation of being a good counter-attacking team last campaign.
TEAM NEWS: Felipe and Albornoz come into the back four for Hannover, with 32-year-old Leon Andreasen coming into defensive midfield alongside Salif Sane to help shield his defence. Oliver Sorg and Edgar Prib will offer width, while Artur Sobiech starts up top on his own. The Poland international has found the back of the net for the hosts merely twice in 22 appearances over the last two seasons.
TEAM NEWS: Marco Reus is absent due to injury, with Jonas Hofmann set to start in the front three as a result. Matthias Ginter will be looking to continue his excellent start to the season at right-back, with Lukas Piszczek also missing. Roman Burki is once again preferred in goal, with Julian Weigl nailing down his place in midfield. Sokratis starts ahead of Neven Subotic, with loan signing Adnan Januzaj taking a seat on the bench.
Dortmund substitutes: Park, Januzaj, Weidenfeller, Stenzel, Castro, Bender, Subotic.
The two teams head out onto the field and we are only a few moments away from getting started! Hannover are in all red, meaning that Dortmund can wear their first kit of yellow and black. There's a big crowd on this afternoon, with plenty of travelling fans in attendance too.
HALF TIME! The referee calls time on the first period, with Dortmund coming from behind to make it 2-1 just before the break. Goals from Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan have temporarily cancelled out Sobiech's opener, with Hannover feeling aggrieved to be behind. The hosts have defended and countered well, despite Die Schwarzgelben dominating possession.
FULL TIME! Dortmund maintain their 100% record at the top of the Bundesliga, following a comfortable 4-2 win over Hannover! It was nervy for a while, but goals from Aubameyang, Mkhitaryan and an own goal from Felipe were enough to turn the tide for the visitors. Sobiech's brace initially looked to be an issue for Tuchel's men, but Die Schwarzgelben responded well after the break. That's all we have time for, I've been Simon Harrison and I will see you next time!
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