French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
    FT
    0 - 4
    AS Monaco
    • 13': Stevan Jovetic
    • 55': Aurélien Tchouaméni
    • 64': Sofiane Diop
    • 76': Krépin Diatta

    Monaco close in on top three by thrashing St Etienne 4-0

    AS Monaco closed the gap with second-placed PSG and Lyon to one point after thrashing Saint-Etienne 4-0 in Ligue 1 on Friday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aurelien Tchouameni.
    • 7': Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 10': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
    • 11': Penalty conceded by Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 12': Penalty missed! Still Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 0. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
    • 12': Foul by Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco).
    • 12': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahdi Camara with a cross.
    • 13': Goal! Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 1. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aurelien Tchouameni.
    • 16': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
    • 17': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne).
    • 17': Sofiane Diop (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
    • 18': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
    • 22': Foul by Djibril Sidibé (Monaco).
    • 22': Pape Abou Cissé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahdi Camara with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Aurelien Tchouameni.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 34': Offside, Monaco. Kevin Volland tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Golovin is caught offside.
    • 35': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne).
    • 38': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Monaco).
    • 38': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Hand ball by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Saidou Sow tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caio Henrique.
    • 43': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Benoit Badiashile (Monaco).
    • 44': Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Monaco).
    • 45': Mathieu Debuchy (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco).
    • 45'+1': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Miguel Trauco.
    • 46': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
    • 46': Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
    • 50': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Charles Abi (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
    • 55': Goal! Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 2. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Charles Abi (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf replaces Ryad Boudebouz.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yvan Neyou.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 64': Goal! Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 3. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Monaco. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Sofiane Diop.
    • 66': Djibril Sidibé (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
    • 67': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Djibril Sidibé (Monaco).
    • 67': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Anthony Modeste replaces Yvan Neyou.
    • 68': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Maxence Rivera replaces Wahbi Khazri.
    • 68': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 70': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Mahdi Camara.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 73': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
    • 73': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Stevan Jovetic.
    • 76': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 76': Goal! Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 4. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas.
    • 81': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Denis Bouanga.
    • 83': Substitution, Monaco. Chrislain Matsima replaces Benoit Badiashile.
    • 84': Substitution, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure replaces Caio Henrique.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Maxence Rivera with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pape Abou Cissé.
    • 90': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Anthony Modeste (Saint-Etienne).
    • 90': Anthony Modeste (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Saint-Etienne 0, Monaco 4.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 0
    59.8 Possession 40.2
    15 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    485 Accurate Passes 282
    580 Passes 381
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    23 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    56 Long Balls 54
    26 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    16 Effective Tackles 8
    24 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 14
    13 Effective Clearances 15
    13 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue:
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    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 26 +36 60
    2 Lens 27 +30 59
    3 Marseille 27 +19 49
    4 Lyon 27 +12 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Stefan Bajic (GK)
    6 Pape Abou Cissé
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
    36 Saïdou Sow
    19 Yvan Neyou
    8 Mahdi Camara
    7 Ryad Boudebouz
    13 Miguel Trauco
    26 Mathieu Debuchy
    20 Denis Bouanga
    10 Wahbi Khazri
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Maxence Rivera, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Aimen Moueffek, Zaydou Youssef, Etienne Green, Harold Moukoudi, Anthony Modeste, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Charles Abi.

    MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    32 Benoît Badiashile Yellow Card
    20 Axel Disasi
    12 Caio Henrique
    29 Djibril Sidibé
    8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    22 Youssouf Fofana
    37 Sofiane Diop
    17 Aleksandr Golovin
    10 Stevan Jovetic
    31 Kevin Volland
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Ruben Aguilar, Eliot Matazo, Krépin Diatta, Vito Mannone, Chrislain Matsima, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Cesc Fàbregas, Enzo Millot, Wissam Ben Yedder.

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