Berlin, Jan. 14 -- Nikolas Nartey struck late to settle a breathless five-goal contest as VfB Stuttgart claimed a dramatic 3-2 home victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Tuesday.

Stuttgart entered the night full of confidence after having routed Bayer Leverkusen and made only one change, welcoming Ermedin Demirovic back into the starting line-up for the first time since October.

Eintracht, fresh from a high-scoring draw with Borussia Dortmund, was forced into several alterations and began with clear attacking intent.

The visitors were rewarded inside five minutes when Rasmus Kristensen glanced home a header from Ritsu Doan's delivery to stun the home crowd. Eintracht continued to play at high tempo but suffered an early s...