Live. Lille – Le Havre: Hat-trick for Jonathan David, podium for LOSC

The green masses respond

It’s apparently easy at 3-0, but Kop sings from the start of the match.

This time, David can’t find the frame!

LOSC No. 9 had a quartet at the end of Angel Gomes’ tasty ladle. David’s first header was pushed back by Desmas at the Canadian, whose left shot went wide of the target.

The suspense is essentially stale

Le Havre free kicks achieve nothing, and we don’t think HAC are capable of pulling anything off the back of 3 goals.

David joins Ben Yedder and Lacazette in the scorer rankings

The three attackers have 11 goals, far behind Mbappé’s 20.

>> Ibrahima Konate gives a big hint about Kylian Mbappé’s future

David for the triple!

However the Canadian’s penalty was saved by Desmas, who went to his right. David, however, is faster and gets to the rebound first. 3-0!

Entry penalty for LOSC!

Magnificent long ball from Angel Gomes to Ounas in the area. Liaison with Algerian portmanteau control and opera.

Here we go again with two Le Havre variations!

Nego and Sabbi replace Casimir and Jujou.

It’s the break with the score 2-0 in favor of Lille!

Le Havre got off to a good start, but eventually succumbed to Lily’s Law of Personality. Not necessarily flamboyant, LOSC was able to trust David, for whom he did not take many chances to score a double.

David breaks well!

This time he got it right with a flawless call from the Canadian. It’s launched perfectly deep by Angel Gomes and the ball dives over Desmas! 2-0!

David is not far from a double on the rebound!

Ounas curls an escaped cross in front of Desmas’ goal from the right. The Le Havre goalkeeper pushes his fists back, but it’s on David again. Unlike the goal, the Canadian can’t hit the target!

Le Havre demanded a penalty

The referee did not blow the whistle and the video quickly concluded its investigation: the action in question was outside the area.

Bentaleb is the first inhabitant of Lily to be reported

The midfielder has been committing technical errors and putting himself in danger since the start of the match.

The speed is quite low

Lille are less dominant than at their best, and Le Havre are struggling to get close to Chevalier’s goal at the moment.

Elsner is on the Ligue 1 bench for the 50th time

28 with Amiens in 2019/20 and now 22 with Le Havre this season.

His record is 9 wins, 20 draws and 20 losses and his average success rate of 18% is the lowest for any current elite coach.

Places are opening near Lily

At times the Mastiffs’ direct play greatly stretched the Le Havre defense. HAC, for its part, struggled to generate the same pressure early in the match and looked more sterile.

Lily is still without Umtiti

The LOSC central defender will undergo knee surgery again, his coach Paulo Fonseca announced this Friday. “He has the potential to play this season,” he said, without giving a return date.

>> Read full article

Andre tries to ride a bicycle

Acrobatic move on the ball lying around after the free kick, but it misses.

Yellow card for Lloris

What a success for Thiago Santos, who starts suddenly and can only be stopped by a small hook a few meters from the surface!

LOSC is provisionally on the podium

We’ll obviously wait until the end of the match, and even the day, before taking stock, but a victory will push the Mastiffs past Monaco and Brest temporarily ahead.

David does not miss the target!

A free kick which could have been attempted directly, but which LOSC sent at the far post. Desmas intervenes first time against Yoro’s header, but sends the ball to David who hits it well. 1-0!

First foray into Lily

Angel Gomes allows LOSC to stand up and find Onas, who tries to cross from the right but sends the ball too close to Desmas.

Opry finds Casimir on the opposite side

Le Havre is a magnificent inspiration from the left, but his Lille counterpart Ismaili looks in front of Casimir.

Le Havre started well

The promoted person is fearless and will see his opponent in a higher position, not afraid to join the numbers.

Chevalier is already introducing the big game!

First big chance for Grandsire after good collective pressure from Le Havre in the middle. Entering the area, the ex-Trojan strikes from the right but the LOSC goalkeeper stumbles on the way out!

Let’s go!

Second match of this 22nd day of Ligue 1 after Lyon’s precious win against Nice yesterday!

Players arrive on the pitch

Around 40,000 spectators are expected at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium this Saturday.

A slight change in attack for the Lille side, Zagrova starts on the bench

green: Knight – T. Santos, Yoro, Alexandro, Ismaili – Andre, Bentaleb – Onus, A. Gomes, Cabela’s – David.

substitute: Mannon, Gudmundsson, Fernandes, Toure, Bouaddi, Haraldsson, Zegrova, Yazisi, Morais.

Le Havre must do without Bio (contract with LOSC, who are loaning him), Kuzyayev (suspended) and Targhalin (injured).

Le Havre: Desmas – Sangante, Ute, Lloris, Operi – Toure, Kechata – Joujo, Grandsir, Casimir – Ayu.

substitute: Gorjelin, Salmier, Al Hajjam, Ndia, Nego, Sabbi, Abonog, Ngoura, Confais.

A reassuring situation for LOSC…

Lille have not lost any of their last 12 Ligue 1 matches at home against promoted sides (10 wins, 2 draws), winning the most recent 9. Their last such setback came against Amiens (0-1) in April 2018.

…and a worrying situation for HAC

Le Havre have won just 2 of their last 10 matches in Ligue 1 (4 draws, 4 losses), but these 2 wins were recorded at home (3-1 against Nice in December followed by Lyon in January).

Follow Lille – Le Havre, 5pm kick-off!

LOSC, 5th in Ligue 1, are targeting the Champions League and should therefore continue their good run at home. The Dogs are really strong at home, with 23 points from 10 matches at Pierre-Mauroy.

Le Havre, with its maintenance going well (5 points ahead of the play-offs), is not the most comfortable away (10 points and 1 victory in 11 trips), but it will want to hang on to something.

>> RMC predictions at Lille – Le Havre