RC Lens will be searching for their 11th consecutive win across all competitions as they look to return to the top of the Ligue 1 table in tonight’s clash away to Olympique de Marseille. 

Pierre Sage will be without Samson Baidoo in the centre of his back three, after the summer signing picked up an injury. Ismaëlo Ganiou, who has deputised as the right-sided centre-back in the absence of Jonathan Gradit, could be given a chance in the middle of the defence. With Ganiou moving central, Ruben Aguilar could drop further back from his usual role as a wing-back. 

Odsonne Édouard missed last weekend’s 1-0 victory over AJ Auxerre due to injury, but he should be once again leading the line for Lens with Rayan Fofana set to return to the bench. L’Équipe reports that there is no place in the matchday squad for Morgan Guilavogui. 

Lens likely line-up v Marseille 

Robin Risser; Malang Sarr, Ismaëlo Ganiou, Ruben Aguilar; Matthieu Udol, Mamadou Sangaré, Adrien Thomasson, Saud Abdulhamid; Wesley Saïd, Odsonne Édouard, Florian Thauvin. (L’Éq)