Lens punish 10-man Toulouse to stay top | OneFootball

Lens beat Toulouse 3-0 at the Stadium de Toulouse on Friday to extend their winning run and stay top of Ligue 1.

Emersonn was sent off in the 23rd minute, leaving the hosts a man down.

Odsonne Edouard departed injured (38.). Wesley Said then broke the deadlock with a right-footed finish (57.).

Adrien Thomasson doubled the lead with a low strike (85.). Ismaëlo Ganiou arrowed in from a tight angle in the fifth minute of second half stoppage time after Thomasson's pass. Thomasson now has five Ligue 1 assists, third best this season.

Guillaume Restes made four saves as Toulouse tried to contain the league leaders. Lens registered 16 attempts with seven on target and controlled 67.9% possession. Toulouse mustered eight attempts and 32.1% of the ball. Lengthy added time followed after treatment for Djibril Sidibe.

Toulouse visit Angers in the Coupe de France next. Lens visit Sochaux in the Coupe de France.