Lyon vs Saint-Étienne, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1About
Lyon are hosting Saint-Étienne
at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Offside, St Etienne. Neven Subotic tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
- 5': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 5': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Lyon. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
- 8': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
- 10': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ferland Mendy with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
- 12': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Rémy Cabella (St Etienne).
- 12': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
- 13': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ole Selnaes.
- 19': Foul by Marçal (Lyon).
- 19': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémy Cabella with a cross.
- 22': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 23': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Neven Subotic (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Lois Diony (St Etienne) header from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Rafael.
- 26': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 26': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 28': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
- 29': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt saved. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
- 30': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Houssem Aouar.
- 32': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Rafael.
- 32': Attempt missed. Neven Subotic (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ole Selnaes with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 38': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 38': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 39': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 42': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
- 42': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Jason Denayer (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 43': Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ole Selnaes with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 44': Delay in match Anthony Lopes (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
- 45'+1': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lyon 0, St Etienne 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, St Etienne 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Nabil Fekir.
- 47': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 49': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Neven Subotic.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
- 52': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
- 52': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
- 53': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 54': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ole Selnaes.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
- 56': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
- 61': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
- 62': Goal! Lyon 1, St Etienne 0. Jason Denayer (Lyon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
- 63': Marçal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Marçal (Lyon).
- 65': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
- 67': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Substitution, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 68': Substitution, St Etienne. Yannis Salibur replaces Lois Diony.
- 70': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
- 70': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Rafael (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 70': Delay in match Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt missed. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 73': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Tousart replaces Moussa Dembele.
- 77': Substitution, St Etienne. Robert Beric replaces Ole Selnaes.
- 77': Delay in match Houssem Aouar (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Foul by Gabriel Silva (St Etienne).
- 79': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet following a fast break.
- 82': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar following a fast break.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
- 84': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 86': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
- 88': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 89': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Marcelo.
- 89': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
- 89': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Lyon. Bertrand Traoré replaces Memphis Depay.
- 90': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
- 90'+2': Marçal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
- 90'+4': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
- 90'+4': Marçal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
- 90'+5': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, St Etienne 0.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Lyon 1, St Etienne 0.
Statistics
 ASSE |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 347 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 31 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 25 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 55,701
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 55,701
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lille | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 6 | Marcelo |
| 20 | Fernando Marçal |
| 5 | Jason Denayer  |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 22 | Ferland Mendy |
| 4 | Rafael  |
| 11 | Memphis Depay |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
Saint-Étienne (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 28 | Neven Subotic |
| 5 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
| 26 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 6 | Yann M'vila |
| 17 | Ole Selnaes |
| 7 | Rémy Cabella |
| 11 | Gabriel Silva |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
| 9 | Loïs Diony |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
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