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AS Saint-Etienne

Augustine Boakye and Benjamin Bouchouari remain Saint-Etienne's only injury concerns.
ASSE may go with an unchanged XI for Saturday's welcome of high-flying Monaco.
AS Monaco

Lamine Camara is suspended after accumulating three yellow cards over a span of 10 games.
Soungoutou Magassa should, therefore, partner Denis Zakaria in the middle of the park.
Kassoum Ouattara and Aleksandr Golovin are both missing due to injury.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+7'

That's all for today as the game is over.
90+4'

Louis Mouton (St Etienne) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being well blocked by one of the defenders.
90+2'

Al Musrati (Monaco) looks like he won’t be able to continue.
90+1'

A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from St Etienne comes to nothing.
90+1'

The corner is swung in but St Etienne can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
90+1'

Substitution. Yvann Macon (St Etienne) has come on for Dennis Appiah.
90

We will have 6 min. of added time.
90'

Eirik Horneland has decided to make a change. Ibrahim Sissoko (St Etienne) replaces Florian Tardieu.
88'

Ibrahima Wadji (St Etienne) is first to the lofted pass but plants a header miles over the bar from close in.
86'

St Etienne have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.
85'

Krepin Diatta (Monaco) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Jerome Brisard blows his whistle for a foul.
82'

Adi Hutter decides to make a substitution. Maghnes Akliouche will be replaced by Krepin Diatta (Monaco).
82'

It is time for a substitution. Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) is on for Breel Embolo.
81'

The free kick from long distance is taken by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), who fires in a direct effort inches over the crossbar. What a chance!
78'

Goal! Maghnes Akliouche plays a pass to the feet of Folarin Balogun (Monaco), and he shoots into the bottom right corner from inside the box. It's 1:3.
76'

Louis Mouton (St Etienne) creates a yard of space for himself and tries an effort from the edge of the box, but it goes just wide of the left post.
71'

Eirik Horneland has decided to substitute Irvin Cardona and he is replaced by Benjamin Old (St Etienne).
71'

Substitution. Aimen Moueffek leaves the pitch and is replaced by Louis Mouton (St Etienne).
70'

The attendance for today's match is 34900.
68'

Al Musrati (Monaco) has reason to celebrate! His first-time shot from the edge of the area goes low into the middle of the net and past the goalkeeper. Some might blame the keeper for that, but it's hard to say whether he should have saved it. 1:2.
67'

Zuriko Davitashvili (St Etienne) fails to beat the offside trap and the linesman puts his flag up.
65'

Goal! Florian Tardieu slips it to Zuriko Davitashvili (St Etienne) on the edge of the box and he finds the top right corner with a great effort. The score is 1:1.
63'

Adi Hutter prepares a substitution. Jordan Teze is replaced by Vanderson (Monaco).
63'

Substitution. Soungoutou Magassa did his best and is replaced by Al Musrati (Monaco).
63'

Folarin Balogun (Monaco) smashes the ball towards goal from the edge of the penalty box, but it goes well wide of the right post.
61'

Jordan Teze (Monaco) swings in a cross from the corner, but Gautier Larsonneur reads it well and gathers the ball.
60'

The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Jordan Teze (Monaco).
59'

Jordan Teze (Monaco) takes the corner with a short pass.
57'

Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wastes a good opportunity as his pass into the box is blocked by the defence.
53'

Breel Embolo (Monaco) blows a huge opportunity! He latches on to a perfect cross from the wing into the penalty area, but sends his bullet header just wide of the right post.
53'

A quickly taken corner by Monaco.
48'

The players claim that Florian Tardieu (St Etienne) handled the ball and it seems they are right.
46'

Eirik Horneland makes a switch. Ibrahima Wadji (St Etienne) is coming on in place of Djyilian N'Guessan at the start of the second period.
46'

Referee Jerome Brisard blows his whistle to start the second half.
45+6'

The end of the first half.
45+2'

Zuriko Davitashvili (St Etienne) breaks past challenges inside the box, but puts too much pace on his pass to Leo Petrot.
45+1'

Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) tries to send the ball in front of the goal, but the opposition's defence averts the threat.
45

5 additional min. will be played.
45'

Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.
44'

Pierre Ekwah (St Etienne) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Jerome Brisard no option but to blow his whistle.
43'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) nearly creates a chance, but his attempt to pick out a teammate with a through ball does not come off.
39'

Mickael Nade (St Etienne) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul.
37'

Jerome Brisard blows his whistle. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) commits a foul after dangerous play.
36'

Monaco can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
35'

Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) attempts to find one of his teammates with a sweet pass into the box, but one of the defending players reacts well and intercepts the effort. It will be a corner kick for Monaco.
34'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is able to continue to play.
32'

Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
31'

Monaco take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
29'

A defence-splitting pass is taken in his stride by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) in the box. Without even looking up he drills a shot towards the left side of the goal, but Gautier Larsonneur pulls off a brilliant save.
27'

The goalkeeper pulls off a great save to deny Jordan Teze (Monaco), whose good effort would probably have ended inside the right post.
25'

The Monaco players keep the ball and are exchanging a combination of passes. They are waiting for gaps in the defence to open up.
19'

The goalkeeper pulls off a save to deny Folarin Balogun (Monaco), whose low effort is only aimed at the middle of the goal.
17'

Aimen Moueffek (St Etienne) outjumped his marker after a well-taken corner, but his header goes wide of the target.
17'

St Etienne earn a corner.
17'

A good clearance by a defender means the corner comes to nothing for St Etienne.
16'

Zuriko Davitashvili (St Etienne) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender. The referee and his assistant both point at the corner flag. St Etienne will have an opportunity to threaten the opposition's goal.
14'

Adi Hutter is forced to make an unplanned substitution as Mika Biereth suffers an injury and Breel Embolo (Monaco) comes on.
13'

Mika Biereth (Monaco) is having a really tough time right now. We are about to find out how serious his injury is.
12'

Folarin Balogun (Monaco) finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.
12'

Mika Biereth (Monaco) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.
10'

Mika Biereth (Monaco) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
8'

The game is interrupted as Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is flagged offside.
7'

Chance! Irvin Cardona (St Etienne) was in a good position inside the box, but he couldn't connect with the pass as it was overhit.
5'

Florian Tardieu (St Etienne) is adjudged offside.
4'

Pierre Ekwah (St Etienne) gets to the ball on the edge of the box after the corner and unleashes a shot which flies well wide of the right post.
3'

St Etienne have a corner.
2'

A precision pass by Caio Henrique lands at the feet of Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco), who gleefully places the ball into an empty net. 0:1.
1'

Here we go, today's match is starting right now.
0'

The players are on the pitch and Monaco will have the kick-off.

Jerome Brisard will supervise the game today.

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