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Brest entertain Lille on Sunday as the 2020-21 Ligue 1 campaign continues, with the visitors looking to keep pace with league leaders Paris Saint-Germain

The hosts, meanwhile, sit just a point above the relegation zone after three consecutive defeats, so will be looking to arrest their recent slide down the table

The hosts have conceded more goals than any side in the league, so the likes of Yilmaz and Bamba could run riot

Reims will be looking to secure a third consecutive victory in Ligue 1 when they travel to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis to take on Lens on Sunday afternoon

Meanwhile, the hosts are taking to the pitch for the first time in three weeks following a major coronavirus outbreak in the Lens camp

Two sides sitting dangerously close to the relegation zone will meet on Sunday in Ligue 1 as Lorient play host to Nantes at the Stade du Moustoir

Both teams currently boast eight points at this stage, with Lorient drawing at Dijon and Nantes losing to Paris Saint-Germain last time out

Metz will be looking to stretch their unbeaten run in the French top flight to seven games when they welcome managerless Dijon to the Stade Saint-Symphorien on Sunday

Metz overcame Nimes by a goal to nil in their most recent fixture, whereas Dijon played out a goalless stalemate with Lorient in gameweek nine

Nimes will be looking to halt a three-game losing streak when they host Angers in Ligue 1 on Sunday

Jerome Arpinon’s side fell into the bottom three following a 1-0 defeat to Metz last weekend, while Angers were comfortably beaten 3-0 by Nice and slipped to 11th

Nice will be aiming to recover from their midweek Europa League defeat to Slavia Prague when they welcome Monaco to the Allianz Riviera on Sunday afternoon

In contrast, the visitors have had a full week to rest and recuperate from their dominant 4-0 victory over Bordeaux on Halloween weekend

Lyon take on Saint-Etienne on Sunday as the 2020-21 Ligue 1 campaign continues, with the hosts looking to gain ground on the top four

St Etienne, meanwhile, have astonishingly lost five matches in a row, so Claude Puel will be desperate to stop the rot at the Groupama Stadium

Depay and Dembele should have too much in tandem for a side bereft of confidence to handle

Olympique Lyonnais, AS Saint-Étienne, France Ligue 1