Borussia Dortmund bounced back in style from back-to-back defeats to pile even more misery on struggling Stuttgart with a 4-1 win at the Westfalenstadion, ensuring also that Bayern Munich have to wait at least another week before they can be crowned the unofficial autumn champions.
Gonzalo Castro headed Thomas Tuchel's men in front after just three minutes and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added a second before 20 minutes had been played.
Stuttgart responded well and Daniel Didavi got them back into the game, but Georg Niedermeier's own goal restored Dortmund's two-goal advantage, before Aubameyang added his second and Dortmund's fourth in the last minute.
The win reduces Dortmund's arrears on Bayern to eight points, leaving Stuttgart just a point off the foot of the standings with their caretaker coach Jurgen Kramny unable to halt the trend under Alexander Zorniger, who was dismissed during the week.
Source: PA
