Ludovic Giuly has been left on the bench for Lorient as they prepare to take on Brest at home in Ligue 1 this evening.
Maxime Barthelme has failed a late fitness test and joins fellow defenders Mareque Lucas and Arnaud Le Lan on the sidelines.
Jonathan Ayite will be deployed as the lone striker for Brest.
Lorient: Audard; Kone, Manga, Baca, Gassama; Corgnet, Jouffre, Monnet-Paquet, Lautoa, Abu; Quercia
Brest: Thebaux; Mendy, Traore, Lejeune, Coulibaly; Gueye, Raspentino, Chafni, Sissoko, Licka; Ayite