- Younousse Sankharé - 55'
- Maxwel Cornet - 3'
Maxwel Cornet's goal helps Lyon beat 10-man Lille
Maxwel Cornet's early goal proved decisive as Lyon beat 10-man Lille 1-0 to move into fourth in Ligue 1.
The France Under-21 international scored his second goal of the season just three minutes into the game with a close-range angled shot.
Struggling Lille, who have now lost eight of the last 10, were not helped by the 55th-minute dismissal of Younousse Sankhare for a second bookable offence.
Despite their numerical disadvantage the hosts continued to press for an equaliser and almost found it two minutes from the end when Ibrahim Amadou crashed a shot against the crossbar.
Game Information
Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
7:45 PM, 18 November 2016
Lille, France
Attendance: 28,660
French Ligue 1 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +23 | 29 |
| AS Monaco | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 23 |
| Marseille | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 20 |
| Lille | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +7 | 19 |
| Lyon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
| Nice | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +10 | 17 |
| Stade de Reims | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 17 |
| Lens | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 17 |
| AJ Auxerre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 16 |
| Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
| Strasbourg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| Brest | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
| Stade Rennais | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| Nantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| Angers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| Saint-Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 10 |
| Le Havre AC | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -15 | 9 |
| Montpellier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -20 | 7 |
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