Mbappe is the third PSG player to be shown a yellow card for time wasting late in the game.
90' +4
L. Kurzawa gets yellow.
Kurzawa is shown a yellow card for time wasting.
90' +2
Saint-Etienne are trying to build up an attack from the back as they chase a late equaliser. Ait Bennasser picked out Beric brilliantly between two PSG defenders, but he can't direct the ball on target and it ends up going out for a goal kick.
90'
A. Areola gets yellow.
Areola is shown a yellow card for time wasting.
88'
Khazri is showing his frustration now after being tackled and the referee comes across to break up the crowd of players on the halfway line.
86'
A. Nordin enters the game and replaces K. Monnet-Paquet.
Monnet-Paquet injured himself as he took his shot earlier and Nordin comes on in his place.
85'
P. Kimpembe enters the game and replaces Á. Di María.
Tuchel makes a defensive change with his final substitution as Kimpembe comes on to replace Di Maria.
84'
MONNET-PAQUET COMES CLOSE! He comes back inside and takes the shot from a long way out. It's always rising though and doesn't trouble Areola in the end.
82'
Saint-Etienne are getting into more dangerous positions now as a cross comes into the box to find Beric at the far post. He goes for the overhead kick, but Silva is just in front of him tointercept it before the substitute can get his boot to it.
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80'
L. Diony enters the game and replaces M. Debuchy.
Second change for Saint-Etienne now as Debuchy goes off and is replaced by Diony.
77'
Di Maria has looked very dangerous for PSG since the start of the second half and almost get Mbappe in behind the Saint-Etienne defence again, but his pass is intercepted before it can reach him.
75'
Saint-Etienne try to move the ball quickly upfield after the restart but can't find a good final ball into the box.
73'
K. Mbappé has scored a goal for PSG! Assist by Dani Alves.
Alves' ball over the top of the Saint-Etienne defence was weighted perfectly as he picked out Mbappe.
MBAPPE PUTS PSG AHEAD! He gets on the end of Alves' pass near the penalty spot and takes the shot on the volley and his effort loops over the top of the goalkeeper and into the top corner of the net. 1-0 PSG!
71'
R. Berić enters the game and replaces R. Hamouma.
Gasset makes his first change of the game as Beric comes on to replace Hamouma.
69'
L. Kurzawa enters the game and replaces J. Draxler.
Second change for PSG as Kurzawa comes on in place of Draxler.
66'
The game is opening up now, with both sides moving upfield quickly when they get the ball back. Saint-Etienne get into another good position on the edge of the box, but Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
60'
C. Dagba enters the game and replaces Juan Bernat.
PSG make the first change of the match as Bernat is replaced by Dagba.
59'
Dani Alves gets yellow.
Alves receives a yellow card after pulling back Silva and preventing a Saint-Etienne attack.
58'
The play in the middle of the field is slightly messy at the minute as PSG try to force their way through the Saint-Etienne midfield and they are struggling to get into the final third at the minute.
56'
The Saint-Etienne players are swarming round the referee after Bernat caught Silva with a late challenge as they feel that he should be shown a second yellow card. The referee chooses to let him off with a warning this time.
54'
All of the PSG players are moving into the Saint-Etienne half every time they try to build up and attack which is making it really hard for the home side to get out of their own half when they get possession back.
52'
A corner is whipped into the box by Di Maria and it finds Mbappe at the far post, but he fouls Silva before he can get to the ball and Saint-Etienne have a free-kick.
50'
Juan Bernat gets yellow.
Bernat is shown a yellow card for a tackle on Debuchy.
47'
Saint-Etienne are keeping possession well at the start of the second half after cutting out a PSG attack and are trying to push upfield as soon as they get the ball.
46'
PSG get the game back underway for the second half.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: SAINT-ETIENNE 0-0 PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN.
45' +2
Alves is calling for a penalty as he is taken down on the edge of the box by Silva, but the linesman has his flag up for offside.
45'
Once again, PSG are slowing the pace of the game down as the first half goes into added time. They're trying to find a way to get Diaby into the game, but Saint-Etienne are keeping him closely marked.
41'
W. Khazri gets yellow.
Khazri is shown the first yellow card of the game for dissent.
39'
Both sets of players react angrily after Paredes goes to ground off the ball when Khazri catches him in the face. The referee decides not to book him for the challenge though despite the reaction of the PSG players.
35'
Monnet-Paquet gets behind the PSG defence and as soon as the space opens up for him, he hits his shot low towards the near post. There's not a lot of power in his shot though and it's an easy save for Areola.
33'
Saint-Etienne are doing really well at shutting out the PSG forward players at the minute and they keep having to play the ball back to start the attack again.
30'
PSG are happy to keep the ball again now as they try to slow down the pace of the game a little bit and try to build up an attack from the back, but they can't get through the Saint-Etienne midfield yet.
26'
Hamouma is down after being caught by Silva. He's down clutching his ankle, but he's quickly back to his feet and will be able to carry on without any treatment.
24'
Saint-Etienne have a free-kick which is taken by Khazri and he loops the ball into the crowd of players in the box, but Silva rises the highest and heads the ball away to clear the danger.
22'
Mbappe takes a corner quickly and picks out Diaby, who does very well to get past two Saint-Etienne defenders. His shot is from a tight angle after coming into the box from the left wing though and his effort is blocked.
16'
Paredes' corner is put into a good area in the middle of the box and Ruffier is the first to reach it as he punches the ball back out to him. His second attempt at the cross isn't as good though and Saint-Etienne get possession again.
14'
Silva sees some space down the right wing and tries to find one of the Saint-Etienne forward players with a throughball, but no one is making a run in front of him and Areola comes out of his box to collect it.
10'
Saint-Etienne are starting to see a bit more of the ball now and are getting more joy in the wide areas, especially through Hamouma. He puts a good cross into the box to find Cabella and he hits his shot, but it is blocked.
8'
Hamouma gets into some space down the right wing and cuts the ball back to Cabella who is making a good run into the box, but Silva closes him down quickly to intercept the pass.
7'
Whenever PSG get into the final third, they just can't seem to find a pass through the Saint-Etienne defence which allows the home side to win back possession and clear the danger.
5'
Saint-Etienne have struggled to get on the ball in the opening five minutes of the game, but they are doing well to push them back and keep them in their own half for the time being.
3'
Di Maria is found with a looping pass over the top of the Saint-Etienne defence and he tries to lay the ball off to Mbappe first time, but the ball gets caught under his foot and Perrin is able to clear it away.
2'
PSG are keeping the ball well in the opening couple of minutes of the game and are slowly trying to build up an attack from the back.
1'
Saint-Etienne get the game underway at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Ligue 1 match between Saint-Etienne and Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
PSG STARTING XI (4-3-3): Alphonse Areola; Juan Bernat, Thiago Silva, Thilo Kehrer, Dani Alves; Leandro Paredes, Marquinhos, Julian Draxler; Moussa Diaby, Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria.
PSG SUBS: Stanley N'Soki, Christopher Nkunku, Gianluigi Buffon, Colin Dagba, Layvin Kurzawa, Presnel Kimpembe.
The teams are coming out of the tunnel now, with kick-off just moments away.
Saint-Etienne come into this game having won four of their last seven Ligue 1 games (D1 L2), after only winning one of their previous four before that (D1 L2). PSG are currently on a brilliant run of form in the league after losing just two of their last 38 games in the competition (W30 D8), although their most recent loss did come away from home earlier this month in a 2-1 defeat to Lyon.
SAINT-ETIENNE STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Stephane Ruffier; Mathieu Debuchy, Loic Perrin, Timothee Kolodziejczak, Gabriel Silva; Youssef Ait Bennasser, Yann M'Vila; Romain Hamouma, Remy Cabella, Kevin Monnet-Paquet; Wahbi Khazri.
SAINT-ETIENNE SUBS: Yannis Salibur, William Saliba, Robert Beric, Jessy Moulin, Lois Diony, Pierre-Yves Polomat, Arnaud Nordin.
Saint-Etienne did get into some dangerous positions in the first half, but they will have to remain patient if they want to get in on goal and really cause PSG some problems. As for the away side, if they can find a way to get Mbappe more involved in the game then they have a good chance of scoring as he got into some dangerous positions when they did get him on the ball.
The win is PSG's 20th of the season and means that they now go 12 points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with two games in hand over the teams below them. Saint-Etienne started the weekend in fourth, but were leapfrogged by Marseille after their win yesterday and could drop down another place if Montpellier can beat PSG when they meet on Wednesday.
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