Ligue 1's top four within three points: PSG 20, Lille 18, Lyon and Paris FC 17

PSG lead Ligue 1 on 20 points after nine games, two ahead of Lille and three clear of Lyon and Paris FC, who both have 17, with Lyon in front on goal difference (+8 to +6). All four play in matchday 10, the last round before the November international break, and two of Saturday's kick-offs have just moved.

Saturday: two later kick-offs

The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) announced on Wednesday that Auxerre v Paris FC will start at 19:00 instead of 17:15 on Saturday, at the request of the Yonne prefecture, which cited demonstrations planned for that day. PSG v Troyes at the Parc des Princes moves 20 minutes, from 20:45 to 21:05, so that the two matches do not overlap.

PSG arrive on 10 straight wins in all competitions, the latest a 6-0 victory at Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday, when they led 4-0 after 17 minutes. Troyes are 16th with 8 points. Fourth-placed Paris FC visit an Auxerre side that is 14th on 10 points and has conceded 23 goals, the most in the league. Paris FC's Lassine Sinayoko leads the scoring chart with eight league goals.

Sunday: Rennes v Lille, the only top-five clash

Fifth-placed Rennes, on 16 points, host second-placed Lille at 15:00, the only game of the round between two of the current top five. Lille have the league's best defence, with six goals conceded; Rennes have conceded 19 but scored 20. Both come off goalless European nights: Lille took their first Champions League point of the season at Bodø/Glimt on Tuesday, and Rennes held Olympiakos 0-0 in the Europa League on Wednesday, with a goal ruled out for offside just before half-time.

Rennes may again be without Esteban Lepaul, the league's second-highest scorer with seven goals, who has missed four games since spraining an ankle at Paris FC on 18 October. "He is not training with me and I haven't seen him touch the ball," Rennes coach Franck Haise said before the Olympiakos game. Ouest-France reported that Lepaul should be back in training on Thursday or Friday, although Foot en France, relaying it, called his place against Lille very uncertain.

Lyon at Brest under an interim coach

Third-placed Lyon visit Brest on Sunday at 17:15. Brest are tenth on 12 points after a 2-0 win at Lorient on Monday. Lyon will be led by assistant Jorge Maciel, who took over when head coach Paulo Fonseca left for Sporting CP of Portugal after 83 matches in charge. Lyon said on Wednesday that the decision was unexpected and deeply regretted, all the more so in mid-season; Sporting are reported to be paying €5 million. Maciel is also in charge for Thursday's Europa League trip to Real Sociedad. No successor has been announced: Spanish coach Carlos Vicens is one of several names that have surfaced, with an appointment probably during the international break, according to Lyon Capitale.