Lille vs Lens, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
57': Jonathan GraditLille go top as Lens see red in northern derby
Unbeaten Lille moved top of the Ligue 1 standings as they demolished promoted neighbours RC Lens 4-0 at home in the northern derby on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Sven Botman (Lille).
- 5': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 6': Foul by Aleksandar Radovanovic (Lens).
- 6': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jonathan Clauss.
- 9': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
- 10': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 11': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Sanches following a set piece situation.
- 11': Goal! Lille 1, Lens 0. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 14': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Clauss tries a through ball, but Corentin Jean is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 15': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
- 18': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
- 18': Jonathan Christian David (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
- 23': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 24': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 28': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 29': Offside, Lille. Renato Sanches tries a through ball, but Jonathan Christian David is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 30': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
- 34': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 35': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Loic Bade.
- 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Luiz Araújo.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross.
- 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 37': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 38': Corentin Jean (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 40': Attempt missed. Jonathan Christian David (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 44': Attempt saved. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renato Sanches with a through ball.
- 44': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
- 45': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 1, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 1, Lens 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga replaces Corentin Jean.
- 46': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 46': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Goal! Lille 2, Lens 0. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 50': Hand ball by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
- 52': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 52': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
- 52': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga.
- 53': Foul by Domagoj Bradaric (Lille).
- 53': Jonathan Clauss (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 55': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 55': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luiz Araújo.
- 57': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 57': Second yellow card to Jonathan Gradit (Lens) for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Renato Sanches (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 60': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Yannick Cahuzac.
- 60': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 60': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
- 64': Luiz Araújo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Burak Yilmaz.
- 65': Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Benjamin André.
- 69': Goal! Lille 3, Lens 0. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 70': Foul by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
- 70': José Fonte (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 71': Substitution, Lens. Clement Michelin replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 73': Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
- 74': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
- 74': Loic Bade (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Domagoj Bradaric (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 75': Clement Michelin (Lens) is shown the red card.
- 76': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Luiz Araújo.
- 76': Substitution, Lille. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Renato Sanches.
- 79': Goal! Lille 4, Lens 0. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
- 80': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
- 80': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Lens. Ismael Boura replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 82': Substitution, Lille. Adama Soumaoro replaces José Fonte.
- 82': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 84': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
- 84': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
- 85': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik with a cross.
- 88': Domagoj Bradaric (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Tony Mauricio (Lens).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Christian David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Ismael Boura.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Simon Banza.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismael Boura with a cross.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Lille 4, Lens 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 4, Lens 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 4, Lens 0.
Statistics
 RCL |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 431 |
| 393 | Passes | 515 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 23 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 7 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 5 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 29 | Domagoj Bradaric |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 18 | Renato Sanches |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 11 | Luiz Araújo |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Loïc Badé |
| 26 | Aleksandar Radovanovic |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit  |
| 18 | Yannick Cahuzac |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 25 | Corentin Jean |
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