- Wout Weghorst (76' Pen, 88')
- Bas Dost (63' Pen)
Weghorst strikes as Wolfsburg fight back to beat Frankfurt
Weghorst's late double leads Wolfsburg past Eintracht
Wout Weghorst scores twice in the final 15 minutes as Wolfsburg win 2-1. Watch the Bundesliga on ESPN+.
Wfl Wolfsburg broke into the Bundesliga top four after striker Wout Weghorst scored a second-half brace including a late winner to inspire a comeback 2-1 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.
The result left Wolfsburg fourth on 21 points from 11 games, two behind champions and leaders Bayern Munich and two ahead of fifth-placed Borussia Dortmund, who both have a game in hand.
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Frankfurt stayed ninth on 13 points after suffering their second league defeat of the season, to go with two wins and seven draws, following a largely tepid performance.
Visiting goalkeeper Kevin Trapp kept a dominant home side at bay with a string of fine saves before Frankfurt took a 63rd-minute lead against the run of play.
Home defender John Anthony Brooks hauled down Martin Hinteregger in the area after Filip Kostic floated in a free kick and Bas Dost cooly converted the penalty.
Trapp, who had denied Weghorst with a terrific double save in the 56th minute, was finally beaten by the towering striker's 77th-minute spot-kick awarded after Stefan Ilsanker handled the ball in the area.
With the match seemingly heading for a draw, Weghorst snatched an 88th-minute winner for Wolfsburg with a first-time shot on the turn into the far corner after taking a Xavier Schlager pass in his stride.
In Saturday's stand-out fixtures, Bayern visit sixth-placed Union Berlin, third-placed RB Leipzig are at home to Werder Bremen and Dortmund host VfB Stuttgart. Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen are at home to Hoffenheim on Sunday.
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German Bundesliga Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | +55 | 80 |
| Bayern Munich | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | +50 | 66 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | +32 | 63 |
| RB Leipzig | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | +35 | 59 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | +23 | 57 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | +6 | 45 |
| SC Freiburg | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 40 |
| FC Augsburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 39 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 39 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 34 |
| Werder Bremen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 34 |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 31 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 31 |
| VfL Bochum | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -25 | 30 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -24 | 29 |
| Mainz | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -17 | 27 |
| FC Cologne | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -30 | 22 |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | -42 | 17 |
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