OGC Nice aims to extend their five-point lead over AJ Auxerre and the relegation playoff position as they host RC Lens this evening.
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managed to secure a point away from home last weekend, with Elye Wahi converting a penalty against Olympique de Marseille (1-1).
With Wahi sidelined due to injury, coach Claude Puel will have to make adjustments. Kevin Carlos, the loanee from Eintracht Frankfurt, will receive a rare starting opportunity. The Spanish international has faced challenges since joining Nice this summer and is still seeking his first Ligue 1 goal.
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Aside from Wahi’s absence, Puel is expected to retain most of the squad from the previous match. Morgan Sanson had to be substituted at half-time during the Marseille match, with Sofiane Diop playing the rest of the derby, but Sanson is expected to return to the left side of the attack.
Projected Line-up for OGC Nice vs Lens
Yehvann Diouff; Kojo Peprah Oppong, Juma Bah, Antoine Mendy; Melvin Bard, Salis Abdul Samed, Hicham Boudaoui, Jonathan Clauss; Morgan Sanson, Kevin Carlos, Mohamed-Ali Cho. (L’Éq)