Dortmund 2-0 Wolfsburg: Akanji and Sancho give BVB Bundesliga first 2021 win

England winger Jadon Sancho set up the opener and scored his first goal of the season as Borussia Dortmund edged past Wolfsburg and moved up to fourth in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Manuel Akanji headed home Sancho's corner in the 66th minute before the livewire's last-gasp strike sealed victory in Dortmund's first match of 2021.

Wolfsburg had frequently threatened to at least retain the two-point lead they held over Dortmund before the start of play.

Yannick Gerhardt almost opened the scoring as the high-flying visitors dominated the opening ten minutes of the match, although Dortmund top scorer Erling Haaland threatened more as the half went on and Sancho spurned a fine chance in front of goal just before the break.

Haaland, who was later substituted, was denied by goalkeeper Koen Casteels when he was clean through on goal eight minutes after the break.

Dortmund moved six points points behind leaders RB Leipzig and five shy of Bayern Munich, who hosted Mainz at 5pm UK time.

Wolfsburg's two-match run of wins and clean sheets came to an end as they tasted defeat for the first time since losing at Bayern three weeks ago.