OM v Lens line-ups: Greenwood on bench, Gouiri and Nwaneri start, Thauvin starts

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·24 January 2026

OM v Lens line-ups: Greenwood on bench, Gouiri and Nwaneri start, Thauvin starts

According to L'Équipe, Roberto De Zerbi has left Mason Greenwood on the bench for OM’s Ligue 1 meeting with Lens on Saturday at 21:05, with Ethan Nwaneri starting after arriving on loan from Arsenal.

Greenwood has 20 goals in all competitions this season. Quinten Timber, recruited from Feyenoord Rotterdam, also starts.

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OM starting XI: Rulli - Balerdi (cap.), Aguerd, Medina - Weah, Höjbjerg, Timber, Paixao - Nwaneri, Gouiri, Traoré.

For Lens, Pierre Sage has selected a side that should operate in a 4-3-3. Samson Baidoo is out with a hamstring issue, so Ruben Aguilar should play in the middle. Former Marseille winger Florian Thauvin returns to the Vélodrome as a starter.

Lens starting XI: Risser - Aguilar, Ganiou, Mal. Sarr - Abdulhamid, Thomasson (cap.), Sangaré, Udol - Thauvin, Édouard, Saïd.

Source: L'Équipe