French Ligue 1

FULL TIME
AS Monaco WWWWL 4
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Clermont Foot LDDLW 1
  • Takumi Minamino 16'
  • Breel Embolo 37'
  • Wissam Ben Yedder 57'
  • Wissam Ben Yedder 87'
  • Muhammed-Cham Saracevic 34'
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MON224
CLE101
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Match Report

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Monaco consolidate second spot with 4-1 win over lowly Clermont, Brest draw at Nantes

Wissam Ben Yedder's brace helped AS Monaco strengthen their hold on second place in Ligue 1 with a 4-1 home win over relegation battling Clermont on Saturday, leaving the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table.

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Team Stats

CLE MON
12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
37.5
Possession
62.5
9
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
8
10
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
269
Accurate Passes
486
336
Passes
566
80
Pass Completion %
90
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
12
20
Cross %
40
45
Long Balls
43
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
40
Long Balls %
60
1
Blocked Shots
10
9
Effective Tackles
17
15
Tackles
19
60
Tackle %
90
11
Interceptions
10
16
Effective Clearances
14
16
Clearances
14

Match Leaders

MON

  • Takumi Minamino M Total Shots 6
  • Youssouf Fofana M Saves 1

CLE

  • Jérémie Bela F Total Shots 3
  • Mory Diaw G Saves 4

Head to Head

MON leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

Confirmed

MON · 4-4-2

  1. Radoslaw MajeckiG1
  2. Thilo KehrerCD-L5
  3. Wilfried SingoCD-R99
  4. Krépin DiattaLB27
  5. VandersonRB2
  6. Mohamed CamaraCM-L4
  7. Youssouf FofanaCM-R19
  8. Takumi MinaminoLM18
  9. Maghnes AklioucheRM21
  10. Breel EmboloCF-L36
  11. Wissam Ben YedderCF-R10

Substitutes

  1. Mohammed SalisuSUB22
  2. Folarin BalogunSUB29
  3. Edan DiopSUB37
  4. Soungoutou MagassaSUB88
  5. Caio HenriqueSUB12
  6. Kassoum OuattaraSUB20
  7. Philipp KöhnSUB16
  8. Guillermo MaripánSUB3
  9. Mamadou CoulibalySUB42

CLE · 4-2-3-1

  1. Mory DiawG99
  2. Max CaufriezCD-L5
  3. Andy PelmardCD-R17
  4. Neto BorgesLB3
  5. Mehdi ZeffaneRB2
  6. Muhammed-Cham SaracevicAM10
  7. Johan GastienLM25
  8. Yohann MagninRM7
  9. Grejohn KyeiF95
  10. Jérémie BelaAM-L91
  11. Alan VirginiusAM-R26

Substitutes

  1. Jérémy JacquetSUB97
  2. Ilhan FakiliSUB29
  3. Mohamed-Amine BouchennaSUB19
  4. Stan BerkaniSUB24
  5. Yoel ArmougomSUB22
  6. Florent OgierSUB21
  7. Massamba NdiayeSUB1
  8. Habib KeitaSUB6
  9. Shamar NicholsonSUB23

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 90'+1'

    Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Maghnes Akliouche.

    Caio Henrique
  2. Substitution 90'

    Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Takumi Minamino.

    Mamadou Coulibaly
  3. Yellow Card 90'

    Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna
  4. Goal 87'

    Goal! Monaco 4, Clermont 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino following a fast break.

    Wissam Ben Yedder
  5. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mohamed Camara.

    Soungoutou Magassa
  6. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Clermont. Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna replaces Alan Virginius.

    Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna
  7. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Clermont. Shamar Nicholson replaces Grejohn Kyei.

    Shamar Nicholson
  8. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Clermont. Florent Ogier replaces Maximiliano Caufriez because of an injury.

    Florent Ogier
  9. Yellow Card 69'

    Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.

    Takumi Minamino
  10. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Breel Embolo.

    Folarin Balogun
  11. Substitution 65'

    Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Vanderson.

    Kassoum Ouattara
  12. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Clermont. Jérémy Jacquet replaces Mehdi Zeffane.

    Jérémy Jacquet
  13. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Clermont. Ilhan Fakili replaces Jérémie Bela.

    Ilhan Fakili
  14. Yellow Card 61'

    Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Vanderson
  15. Goal 57'

    Goal! Monaco 3, Clermont 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

    Wissam Ben Yedder
  16. Yellow Card 51'

    Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Maghnes Akliouche
  17. Goal 37'

    Goal! Monaco 2, Clermont 1. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a through ball.

    Breel Embolo
  18. Goal 34'

    Goal! Monaco 1, Clermont 1. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Virginius.

    Muhammed-Cham Saracevic
  19. Goal 16'

    Goal! Monaco 1, Clermont 0. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.

    Takumi Minamino
  1. End Regular Time 90'+6'

    Second Half ends, Monaco 4, Clermont 1.

  2. Substitution 90'+1'

    Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Maghnes Akliouche.

    Caio Henrique
  3. Substitution 90'

    Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Takumi Minamino.

    Mamadou Coulibaly
  4. Yellow Card 90'

    Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna
  5. Goal 87'

    Goal! Monaco 4, Clermont 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino following a fast break.

    Wissam Ben Yedder
  6. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Mohamed Camara.

    Soungoutou Magassa
  7. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Clermont. Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna replaces Alan Virginius.

    Mohamed-Amine Bouchenna
  8. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Clermont. Shamar Nicholson replaces Grejohn Kyei.

    Shamar Nicholson
  9. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Clermont. Florent Ogier replaces Maximiliano Caufriez because of an injury.

    Florent Ogier
  10. Yellow Card 69'

    Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.

    Takumi Minamino
  11. Substitution 66'

    Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Breel Embolo.

    Folarin Balogun
  12. Substitution 65'

    Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Vanderson.

    Kassoum Ouattara
  13. Substitution 63'

    Substitution, Clermont. Jérémy Jacquet replaces Mehdi Zeffane.

    Jérémy Jacquet
  14. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Clermont. Ilhan Fakili replaces Jérémie Bela.

    Ilhan Fakili
  15. Yellow Card 61'

    Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Vanderson
  16. Goal 57'

    Goal! Monaco 3, Clermont 1. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

    Wissam Ben Yedder
  17. Yellow Card 51'

    Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Maghnes Akliouche
  18. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Monaco 2, Clermont 1.

  19. Halftime 45'+3'

    First Half ends, Monaco 2, Clermont 1.

  20. Goal 37'

    Goal! Monaco 2, Clermont 1. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder with a through ball.

    Breel Embolo
  21. Goal 34'

    Goal! Monaco 1, Clermont 1. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alan Virginius.

    Muhammed-Cham Saracevic
  22. Goal 16'

    Goal! Monaco 1, Clermont 0. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.

    Takumi Minamino
  23. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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