Lens predicted XI v Lille: Odsonne Édouard to lead the line | OneFootball

RC Lens host Lille OSC in the Derby du Nord on Saturday night. Pierre Sage has almost a full squad to pick from for the encounter.

Deiver Machado is the only absentee for Lens. It leaves Sage with plenty of decisions to make. L’Équipe understands that it will be summer signing Odsonne Édouard who will lead the line, instead of academy product Rayan Fofana, who has featured prominently in the opening weeks of the Ligue 1 campaign.

Abdallah Sima, another summer signing, is also expected to start from the bench for Les Sang et Or, with Florian Thauvin expected to start on the right and Wesley Said touted to start on the left of the attack. Adrien Thomasson will captain the side.

Lens likely line-up v Lille

Robin Risser; Malang Sarr, Samson Baidoo, Jonathan Gradit; Matthieu Udol, Adrien Thomasson, Mamadou Sangaré, Ruben Aguilar; Wesley Said, Odsonne Édouard, Florian Thauvin. (L’Éq)

GFFN | Luke Entwistle