Team News: Melvut Erding, Romain Hamouma come in for Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne coach Christophe Galtier has swapped his frontline for tonight's clash with Sochaux at Stade Auguste Bonal.

Yohan Mollo and Brandao both started in the 2-2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain but begin on the bench on this occasion.

Melvut Erding and Romain Hamouma, whose goal ultimately earned Les Verts a point last Sunday, are preferred in their places.

A red card for Fabien Lemoine in that match means that he misses out this evening, so 21-year-old Ismael Diomande comes into the starting lineup.

Meanwhile, Roy Contout and Cedric Bakambu will lead the line for the visitors, who lie in the relegation zone in Ligue 1.

Sochaux: Pouplin, Corchia, Peybernes, L. Zouma, Boumal, Lopy, Guerbert, Contout, Nogueira, Prcic, Bakambu

Saint-Etienne: Ruffier, K. Zouma, Ghoulam, Perrin, Clerc, Clement, Corgnet, Tabanou, Diomande, Erding, Hamouma