St Etienne left it late as Nolan Roux's brace helped keep alive Les Verts' hopes of European qualification with a 2-0 win against Lorient. Roux's first - his fourth goal in five games - was almost kept out by the diving Benjamin Lecomte after Romain Hamouma had picked out the in-form hitman in the 76th minute. The former Lille striker netted his second of the game in added time, slotting beyon...Full Story »

St Etienne moved two points behind second-placed Lyon thanks to Nolan Roux's solitary goal in a 1-0 win in Bastia. In a largely uneventful encounter, Les Verts looked like they were going to have to settle for a point until Sebastien Squillaci failed to make contact with Kevin Theophile-Catherine's delivery on 75 minutes and Roux was on hand to finish at the back post. The visitors went close ...Full Story »

Nolan Roux scored his first goal at home this year as St Etienne boosted their chances of European qualification with a 3-0 Ligue 1 win against Montpellier. The game looked like remaining goalless until Roux headed home from a yard out on 74 minutes after Jean-Christophe Bahebeck's blocked effort fell kindly for him. And the hosts made sure of the points six minutes later when substitute Oussa...Full Story »

Nolan Roux scored in each half as Lille coach Rene Girard bowed out in style with a comfortable 4-1 victory over already-relegated Metz at Stade Saint-Symphorien on Saturday night. Florent Balmont, Idrissa Gueye and Roux fired the visitors into a quick-fire 3-0 lead just before the break and the latter added his second from the penalty spot after 68 minutes, before Jose Palomino claimed a late ...Full Story »

Two late goals saw Toulouse come from behind to snatch a 3-2 victory over Lille and put some distance between themselves and the Ligue 1 relegation zone. The visitors saw the opening goal from Nolan Roux wiped out by Wissam Ben Yedder on the half hour, but were able to regain the lead through Sofiane Boufal. However, in a dramatic final 10 minutes, Oscar Trejo equalised for Toulouse before Mar...Full Story »

Lille striker Nolan Roux hopes both his and the club's recent momentum continues on Sunday when they host Rennes. Roux netted the winner in last weekend's 1-0 triumph at Guingamp, a result that made it back-to-back Ligue 1 victories for Les Dogues - they also beat leaders Lyon 2-1 - after a sequence in which they had claimed maximum points only once in six attempts. And ahead of the Rennes mat...Full Story »

Lille made it back-to-back Ligue 1 wins for only the second time this season as Nolan Roux clinched a 1-0 triumph at Guingamp. Roux looped home over Guingamp goalkeeper Jonas Lossl six minutes after the interval and Lille held firm to maintain momentum after their 2-1 victory over Lyon last week. The win moves Les Douges up to eighth in the table, while Guingamp remain 12th - just six points a...Full Story »

Krasnodar bowed out of the Europa League with a game to go as they drew with visiting Lille. Brazilian striker Ari put the Russian side ahead in the first half of a match they needed to win to stand any chance and the lead survived until the 79th minute. That is when Nolan Roux's header made it 1-1 and ensured the hosts would go into their game at Everton with nothing but pride to play for. K...Full Story »

PARIS (AP)—Lille got back into the title race by defeating last-place Sochaux 1-0 Wednesday to pull within six points of leader Paris Saint-Germain in the French league. Nolan Roux scored the winning goal by heading in a corner in the 76th minute. Also, Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang notched a hat trick to lift Saint-Etienne past Lorient 4-2, and Caen beat Auxerre 2-1. Those th...Full Story »