French Ligue 1

Lille vs Saint-Étienne, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Lille
  • 17': Jonathan Bamba
  • 46': Jonathan Bamba
  • 84': Nicolas Pépé
FT
3 - 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 26': Rémy Cabella (P)

About

Lille are hosting Saint-Étienne at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, 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.
  • 2': Offside, Lille. José Fonte tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lille).
  • 4': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Delay in match Thiago Mendes (Lille) because of an injury.
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 6': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Thiago Mendes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adama Soumaoro.
  • 13': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
  • 13': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
  • 17': Goal! Lille 1, St Etienne 0. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loïc Remy.
  • 19': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
  • 19': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Xeka (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 21': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 23': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Penalty St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 24': Penalty conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure (Lille) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 25': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 26': Goal! Lille 1, St Etienne 1. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Offside, St Etienne. Ole Selnaes tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ole Selnaes.
  • 34': Delay in match José Fonte (Lille) because of an injury.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Substitution, Lille. Kouadio Dabila replaces José Fonte because of an injury.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 42': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 42': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
  • 44': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
  • 45'+1': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lille 1, St Etienne 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lille 1, St Etienne 1.
  • 46': Goal! Lille 2, St Etienne 1. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
  • 49': Fode Ballo-Toure (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikone (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Hand ball by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Adama Soumaoro (Lille) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Mendes following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
  • 60': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Delay in match Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma replaces Yannis Salibur.
  • 65': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Yann M'Vila.
  • 65': Substitution, Lille. Edgar Ié replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 69': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
  • 70': Offside, St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Arnaud Nordin is caught offside.
  • 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Kouadio Dabila.
  • 74': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 74': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Fode Ballo-Toure (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Substitution, Lille. Thiago Maia replaces Thiago Mendes.
  • 78': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces William Saliba.
  • 79': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Thiago Maia.
  • 84': Goal! Lille 3, St Etienne 1. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba following a fast break.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 87': Foul by Kouadio Dabila (Lille).
  • 87': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
  • 88': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 90'+4': Thiago Maia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 3, St Etienne 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Lille 3, St Etienne 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 1
53.4 Possession 46.6
7 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
380 Accurate Passes 323
453 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 1
25 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.1
71 Long Balls 59
43 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 6
14 Effective Clearances 28
14 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 31,263

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
5 Adama Soumaoro
6 José Fonte
25 Fodé Ballo-Touré Yellow Card
17 Zeki Çelik
12 Jonathan Ikoné
23 Thiago Mendes
8 Xeka Yellow Card
9 Loïc Rémy
14 Jonathan Bamba
19 Nicolas Pépé
Lille Substitutes:
Rafael Leão, Thiago Maia, Kouadio Dabila, Luiz Araújo, Adam Jakubech, Gabriel Magalhães, Edgar Ié.

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
28 Neven Subotic
24 Loïc Perrin
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
4 William Saliba
6 Yann M'vila
17 Ole Selnaes Yellow Card
22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
19 Yanis Salibur
7 Rémy Cabella
10 Wahbi Khazri
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Assane Dioussé, Arnaud Nordin, Romain Hamouma, Jessy Moulin, Mickael Panos, Loïs Diony, Robert Beric.

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