Angers' miserly defence proved unbreakable once again as fellow in-form side Reims were held to a goalless draw at Stade Jean Bouin. The impressive hosts have kept four clean sheets in their opening six games since promotion, leaving them in fifth place in Ligue 1. Both sides showed plenty of endeavour in the opening 45 minutes but neither Angers' Ludovic Butelle nor Reims' Johnny Placide were...Full Story »

Jay Simpson equalised a first-half goal from Matt Bloomfield to earn Leyton Orient a 1-1 draw in their League Two match with Wycombe at Brisbane Road. The home side had been struggling to make any impression but the introduction of rugged striker Ollie Palmer sprung them into life. He joined the action immediately after the interval and proved a constant threat to the visitors with his no-nonse...Full Story »

Gent fought back to clinch a point in a heroic display after having two men sent off in their first ever Champions League group match which ended 1-1 against Lyon. The Belgian champions, who had Brecht Dejaegere and Thomas Foket both sent off in their Group H opener, fell behind to Christophe Jallet's second-half header but hit back through Danijel Milicevic's super strike. Gent goalkeeper Mat...Full Story »

Jay Simpson's fifth goal of the season saw Leyton Orient rescue a point in a 1-1 draw against Cambridge in League Two. Jacob Blyth gave the U's the lead eight minutes after coming on as a half time substitute, stabbing home from close range after excellent build-up play by Liam Hughes and Mickey Demetriou. However Orient were level 18 minutes from time when Jay Simpson ran onto Mathieu Baudry'...Full Story »

Three goals in 16 second-half minutes earned Leyton Orient a 3-0 win over Stevenage at Brisbane Road. Jay Simpson opened the scoring after 74 minutes when he rose to head home a left-wing cross from Dean Cox. Orient doubled their lead nine minutes later when summer signing Blair Turgott opened his account with a wonderful strike from 18 yards, following good work from Sean Clohessy. On the st...Full Story »

Former Guingamp striker Claudio Beauvue silenced his old fans as he got the goal to give Lyon a 1-0 win at the Stade Municipal de Roudourou on Saturday. Beauvue, who swapped Guingamp for Lyon this summer, came off the bench and took advantage of a defensive mix-up to head in the winner in the 79th minute. Mustapha Diallo was inches away from giving Guingamp the lead in the 13th minute when his...Full Story »

Two goals in as many second-half minutes by Jay Simpson and Paul McCallum gave Leyton Orient a 2-0 win over Barnet. What had been a turgid affair came to life halfway through the second period when the O's, relegated from Sky Bet League One at the end of last season, increased the tempo and they were soon rewarded. Midfielder Dean Cox drilled a cross into the box where Simpson, with his back t...Full Story »

St Etienne beat Guingamp 2-1 in their final game of the Ligue 1 season but it was not enough to propel them into the Champions League. Monaco's victory at Lorient and Marseille's defeat of Bastia meant that St Etienne had to settle for fifth place despite finishing the campaign with just one loss in their last 13 games. Max Gradel scored twice for the home side and, while Claudio Beauvue respo...Full Story »

Toulouse will play in Ligue 1 next season despite losing 2-1 at mid-table, 10-man Guingamp. The home side took a fourth-minute lead through Christophe Mandanne and although Wissam Ben Yedder levelled from the spot Claudio Beauvue put the home side ahead once again in the 49th minute. Christophe Kerbrat was sent off on the hour mark but Toulouse could not take advantage. Luckily Dominique Arri...Full Story »

Guingamp made it back-to-back wins in Ligue 1 after seeing off struggling Reims 2-0 on Saturday. Claudio Beauvue's penalty after the hour mark would go a long way to easing Guingamp's nerves, while Christophe Mandanne added a second in stoppage time to hand Reims their sixth defeat in seven. It was also Guingamp's second win in six league games, while Reims' misery of being in relegation dange...Full Story »