Ligue 1 round-up: Lyon go top, while Metz and Rennes win at the bottom

Lyon moved back to the top of Ligue 1 for 24 hours at least after claiming a comfortable 3-1 victory at Guingamp.

Nabil Fekir's goal and Alexandre Lacazette's penalty in the first half put Les Gones in control and Guingamp's hopes of a comeback took a blow when Christophe Kerbrat was giving his marching orders before half-time.

Clinton N'Jie struck just after the hour to put Hubert Fournier's three goals to the good, meaning Claudio Beauvue's effort 10 minutes from time was mere consolation.

It was Lyon's first win in three and moved them back above Paris Saint-Germain, who play third-placed Marseille on Sunday evening.

Metz gave themselves at least some hope of survival as Modibo Maiga's hat-trick earned them victory over relegation rivals Toulouse.

Wissam Ben Yedder gave Toulouse a 21st-minute lead but Maiga - on loan from West Ham - quickly equalised, put Metz ahead before half-time and completed his treble early in the second period.

Toulouse then had Marcel Tisserand sent off and could only manage a late consolation from Tongo Doumbia.

Rennes took a significant step closer to safety with a 3-0 win at Lorient, whose own hopes of avoiding the drop received another hit.

Edson Mexer gave Rennes a 17th-minute lead and then goals either side of half-time from Sylvain Armand and Abdoulaye Doucoure ensured Philippe Montanier's men would be returning home with the points.

The victory leaves Rennes 10 points clear of third-bottom Toulouse and it would take a dramatic loss of form for them to go down now.

It is not such a positive picture for Lorient, however. They have now lost four of their last five matches and remain just two points above Toulouse.

Lille got back to winning ways in emphatic fashion to keep their faint hopes of Europe alive with a 3-1 triumph over strugglers Reims.

Sebastien Corchia and Divock Origi put the hosts 2-0 up before Nicolas de Preville pulled one back for Reims, but Nolan Roux added gloss to the scoreline at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

The triumph consolidates Lille's position in eighth in Ligue 1 and sees them get back on track immediately after St Etienne ended their three-match winning streak with a 2-0 win over them last week.

Les Dogues are currently 10 points behind Monaco in fourth and are likely to be relying on results in the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue going in their favour to make Europa League qualification a more realistic target.

Reims, meanwhile, remain firmly entrenched in the battle for survival just three points above the drop zone.

Nice and Evian both picked up another point in their battles for Ligue 1 survival following a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Riviera.

Evian took a 18th-minute lead through Dany Nounkeu, Daniel Wass having wasted an earlier chance to put them in front from the penalty spot, but they had to rely on an Adrien Thomasson equaliser 12 minutes from time to earn a share of the spoils.

Goals either side of half-time from Alexy Bosetti and Valentin Eysseric had turned the match in Nice's favour. The draw left hosts Nice six points clear of the drop zone, with their opponents two points worse off.

Two quick-fire second-half penalties saw Montpellier come from behind to beat Bastia 3-1.

Lucas Barrios and Anthony Mounier both struck from the spot within two minutes to cancel out Giovanni Sio's opener - with Morgan Sanson adding a third for the hosts in injury-time.

The win keeps Montpellier in with an outside chance of finishing in a place that would lead to European football next season while Bastia remain five points clear of the relegation zone