RC Lens travels to Le Havre this Sunday as part of the 17th day of Ligue 1 (3 p.m., to follow live on Lensois.com and broadcast in full on DAZN). With favorite status among the penultimate and the objective of bouncing back after the 1-0 defeat suffered at Bollaert against Toulouse, in order to cling to the European wagon.
To achieve this, Will Still must do without a long list of players: awaiting departure for Manchester City, Abdukodir Khusanov is not in the squad, as are Martin Satriano (knee), Rémy Labeau Lascary (knee), Jhoanner Chavez (ankle), Ruben Aguilar (recovery), Neil El Aynaoui (hamstring), Wesley Saïd (hamstring) and David Pereira Da Costa (suspended).
Medina, a return, two possibilities
Inversely, Facundo Medina will return to the starting lineup. To play in central defense rather than left back this time? The presence in the group of the young Oscar Lenne suggests that Will Still plans to integrate the Argentinian into the central hinge of his 4-man defense. Otherwise, there will be two players on the bench to enter the position of left rear also with Deiver Machado. The scenario had already presented itself before Jhoanner Chavez was injured but for several weeks, Will Still tended to see the latter above all as an offensive solution. Barely arrived but qualified, the new striker Goduine Koyalipou could initially start on the bench. Note on the Le Havre side a great uncertainty at the goalkeeper position where according to the Norman press, Gorgelin could take Desmas’ place after the debacle suffered in Marseille (5-1). Visit Lensois.com around 2 p.m. to find out the official line-ups. In the meantime, find our probable compositions below.
The probable compositions:
Le Havre: Gorgelin (or Desmas) – Pembélé, Sangat (cap.), Youth, Lloris, Zouaoui – Kechta, Touré, Targhaline – Ayew, Sabbi.
Substitutes: Desmas (l.) (or Gorgalin (l.)), Confais, Casimir, Joujou, Soumaré, Bouneb, Grandsir, Salmier, Nego.
Coach : D. Digard.
RC Lens : Koffi – Frankowski, Danso, Medina, Machado – Sotoca (cap.), Thomasson, Diouf, Zaroury – Fulgini, Nzola.
Substitutes: Petric (g.) (ou Delplace (g.)), Gradit, Sarr, Pouilly, Lenne, Koyalipou, Ojediran, Mendy, Boua Dié.
Coach : W. Still.
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