Confirmed Lineups: Werder Bremen vs. VfB Stuttgart
| Back at home after Nordderby disappointment | Stuart Franklin/Getty Images |
Werder Bremen host VfB Stuttgart in a game between two teams desperate to return to winning ways in the Bundesliga. Bremen lost Nordderby last week with a late Yussuf Poulsen winner. Meanwhile, Stuttgart conceded four goals in the last half hour of their heavy defeat to Bayern Munich.
Lorenz Assignon, who scored his first Stuttgart goal in a Europa League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, is suspended after receiving a red card in the home loss to the Rekordmeister. Bremen's coach has finally started Justin Njinmah and Samuel Mbangula after consistent team selections in recent matches.
Here are the lineups for the last match of the year at Weserstadion.
Confirmed Lineups
Bremen: Backhaus; Sugawara, Pieper, Coulibaly, Friedl ©; Lynen, Stage; Njinmah, Schmid, Mbangula; Grüll
Stuttgart: Nübel; Jeltsch, Chabot, Hendriks; Vagnoman, Karazor ©, Stiller, Leweling; El Khannouss, Nartey; Undav
