Saint-Etienne have handed starts to forwards Robert Beric, Kevin Monnet-Paquet and Romain Hamouma as they welcome struggling Gazelec Ajaccio in Ligue 1 this evening.

The club's three-man forward line is to be supported by three central midfielders in the shape of Vincent Pajot, Fabien Lemoine and Valentin Eysseric.

As for the visitors, Olivier Pantaloni has opted to go with a similar formation that sees Kevin Mayi, Jacques Zoua and Khalid Boutaib take the attacking positions.

Skipper Jeremie Brechet is to lead the visitors from the back, alongside the likes of Alassane Toure and Pablo Martinez.

Saint-Etienne: Ruffier; Perrin, Sall, Clerc, Assou-Ekotto, Pajot, Eysseric, Lemoine, Hamouma, Monnet-Paquet, Beric
Subs: Moulin, Polomat, Karramoko, Diomande, Roux, Maupay, Gomes Pinheiro

Gazelec Ajaccio: Maury; Brechet, Toure, Martinez, Le Moigne, Larbi, Mangane, Djokovic, Mayi, Boutaib, Zoua
Subs: Goda, Sylla, Coeff, Youga, Poggi, Tshibumbu, Pujol