Overview
- Emersonn was sent off in the 23rd minute for a dangerous tackle on Odsonne Edouard, leaving Toulouse with ten men for over an hour.
- Wesley Saïd opened the scoring on 57 minutes before Adrien Thomasson struck in the 85th and Ganiou added a stoppage-time third at 90+5.
- The result secures Lens first place at midseason with 40 points and extends their Ligue 1 winning streak to seven matches.
- PSG remain four points back and cannot overtake Lens before the league pauses for the Coupe de France weekend.
- Toulouse defender Djibril Sidibé was stretchered off after a late head blow, while Lens navigated AFCON absences for Mamadou Sangare and Amadou Haidara with Bulatovic starting in midfield.