Lyon Move Four Points Clear With Le Havre Win

Seven-times champions Lyon are on 49 points after 24 matches and lead second-placed Paris St Germain by four points.

Olympique Lyon tightened their grip at the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 home victory over bottom club Le Havre on Sunday.

Seven-times champions Lyon are on 49 points after 24 matches and lead second-placed Paris St Germain by four points after the capital side beat St Etienne 2-1 on Saturday.

Lyon got off to a sluggish start at Gerland stadium but Brazilian midfielder Ederson broke the deadlock when he flicked the ball past Le Havre keeper Christophe Revault in the 34th minute.

Ivory Coast striker Abdul Kader Keita made it two with a cool finish a minutes before halftime and despite having defender John Mensah sent off in the 70th for a second bookable offence, Juninho made it three 16 minutes from the end with a 35-metre free kick.

Le Havre, who scored a consolation goal through Loic Nestor, remain on 15 points, nine points from safety with 14 games remaining.

Andre-Pierre Gignac's 15th goal of the season earned third-placed Toulouse a 2-1 win at struggling Sochaux in Sunday's other early kickoff.

The home side went ahead on 12 minutes through Rabiu Afolabi but defender Jacques Faty cancelled his team's advantage by scoring an own goal 22 minutes later.

Gignac, the league's top scorer, netted the winner from a closed angle in the 66th minute.

Fifth-placed Olympique Marseille travel to mid-table Monaco later on Sunday (2000 GMT) hoping to stay in the title race.