Substitute Nicolas de Preville salvaged a point for Lille in a 1-1 draw with St Etienne at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Friday. Romain Hamouma put the visitors in front after 17 minutes as they looked to bounce back from two games without a win. But De Preville's powerful 71st-minute effort drew Lille level and the same player came close to grabbing a winner when he hit the frame of the goal with tw...Full Story »

Nicolas de Preville's solitary goal clinched Lille a 1-0 victory at Bordeaux and their first win on the road in Ligue 1 this season. Striker De Preville struck from close range at the end of the first half to lift Lille out of the bottom three, while Bordeaux, for whom Diego Rolan missed a second-half penalty, slipped to their first defeat in eight league matches. Lille created plenty of first...Full Story »

Reims secured their first back-to-back wins since the opening two games of the season with a 2-0 defeat of Caen. The visitors started well and thoroughly deserved their lead when Thievy Bifouma headed Nicolas De Preville's pinpoint delivery beyond Remy Vercoutre. And Reims made sure of giving their survival chances a boost when on 63 minutes Prince Oniangue pounced after seeing his initial goa...Full Story »