French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Clermont Foot, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
AS Monaco
  • 16': Takumi Minamino
  • 37': Breel Embolo
  • 57': Wissam Ben Yedder
  • 87': Wissam Ben Yedder
FT
4 - 1
Clermont Foot
  • 34': Muhammed-Cham Saracevic

Monaco consolidate second spot with 4-1 win over lowly Clermont, Brest draw at Nantes

Wissam Ben Yedder's brace helped AS Monaco strengthen their hold on second place in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 home win over relegation battling Clermont on Saturday, leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Jérémie Bela (Clermont) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Virginius with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 4': Offside, Clermont. Mehdi Zeffane is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
  • 8': Yohann Magnin (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Offside, Clermont. Neto Borges is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Grejohn Kyei (Clermont).
  • 11': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Mehdi Zeffane (Clermont).
  • 15': Foul by Muhammed Cham (Clermont).
  • 15': Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Goal! Monaco 1, Clermont 0. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 20': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yohann Magnin.
  • 21': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 21': Neto Borges (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Clermont. Alan Virginius is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Monaco).
  • 23': Neto Borges (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
  • 24': Mehdi Zeffane (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont).
  • 25': Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Breel Embolo.
  • 27': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
  • 27': Grejohn Kyei (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 28': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Johan Gastien (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Grejohn Kyei (Clermont).
  • 32': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont).
  • 33': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Breel Embolo (Monaco).
  • 34': Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Goal! Monaco 1, Clermont 1. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Virginius.
  • 36': Delay in match (Monaco).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Goal! Monaco 2, Clermont 1. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a through ball.
  • 41': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
  • 43': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 43': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Vanderson.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Muhammed Cham with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Breel Embolo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Andy Pelmard (Clermont).
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Mory Diaw.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jérémie Bela.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 2, Clermont 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 2, Clermont 1.
  • 46': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a cross following a corner.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana with a headed pass.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Yohann Magnin (Clermont).
  • 49': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 51': Grejohn Kyei (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Offside, Clermont. Grejohn Kyei is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont).
  • 53': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Clermont) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neto Borges.
  • 57': Goal! Monaco 3, Clermont 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Foul by Mohamed Camara (Monaco).
  • 58': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jérémie Bela (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 60': Offside, Monaco. Breel Embolo is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 61': Jérémie Bela (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Clermont. Ilhan Fakili replaces Jérémie Bela.
  • 63': Substitution, Clermont. Jérémy Jacquet replaces Mehdi Zeffane.
  • 64': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 64': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Vanderson.
  • 66': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Breel Embolo.
  • 67': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 67': Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont).
  • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Foul by Neto Borges (Clermont).
  • 74': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a through ball.
  • 75': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 77': Substitution, Clermont. Florent Ogier replaces Maximiliano Caufriez because of an injury.
  • 77': Substitution, Clermont. Shamar Nicholson replaces Grejohn Kyei.
  • 78': Substitution, Clermont. Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna replaces Alan Virginius.
  • 81': Offside, Clermont. Shamar Nicholson is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jérémy Jacquet (Clermont) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Gastien.
  • 86': Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mohamed Camara.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 87': Goal! Monaco 4, Clermont 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino following a fast break.
  • 90': Foul by Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna (Clermont).
  • 90': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Takumi Minamino.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 90'+2': Ilhan Fakili (Clermont) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Clermont. Yohann Magnin is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Clermont.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 4, Clermont 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 4, Clermont 1.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 4, Clermont 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 4, Clermont 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 0
37.5 Possession 62.5
9 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 8
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
269 Accurate Passes 486
336 Passes 566
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
9 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.4
45 Long Balls 43
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 10
9 Effective Tackles 17
15 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
11 Interceptions 10
16 Effective Clearances 14
16 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 7,256

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 33 +46 73
2 AS Monaco 33 +22 64
3 Lille 33 +18 58
4 Brest 33 +16 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Radoslaw Majecki (GK)
5 Thilo Kehrer
99 Wilfried Singo
27 Krépin Diatta
2 Vanderson Yellow Card
4 Mohamed Camara
19 Youssouf Fofana
18 Takumi Minamino
21 Maghnes Akliouche Yellow Card
36 Breel Embolo
10 Wissam Ben Yedder
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Mohammed Salisu, Folarin Balogun, Edan Diop, Soungoutou Magassa, Caio Henrique, Kassoum Ouattara, Philipp Köhn, Guillermo Maripán, Mamadou Coulibaly.

CLE Clermont Foot (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
99 Mory Diaw (GK)
5 Max Caufriez
17 Andy Pelmard
3 Neto Borges
2 Mehdi Zeffane
10 Muhammed-Cham Saracevic
25 Johan Gastien
7 Yohann Magnin
95 Grejohn Kyei
91 Jérémie Bela
26 Alan Virginius
Clermont Foot Substitutes:
Jérémy Jacquet, Ilhan Fakili, Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna, Stan Berkani, Yoel Armougom, Florent Ogier, Massamba Ndiaye, Habib Keita, Shamar Nicholson.

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