The threat to Moses Simon is becoming clearer. Behind the leader of the Ligue 1 Uber Eats official assists chart, there are now five players - including Jonathan Clauss - who are just one assist off the pace. The RC Lens right-sided full-back returned to the foot of the podium in Round 11 11 when he turned in a sublime cross to set up Przemyslaw Frankowski to score Lens' final goal in the 4-1 win over FC Metz.

With a long, precise curling cross after 90 minutes of play, the Lens defender bagged his fourth assist and moved up to fourth place on the table. The only reason that Clauss does not find himself on the podium after Round 11 is Monaco's Caio Henrique. On Sunday, the AS Monaco left-back also bagged his fourth assist of the season, setting up Kevin Volland to take third place thanks to his number of assists provided in open play.

The Brazilian has provided three assists in his last three Ligue 1 Uber Eats outings and now now has a total of eight since his Ligue 1 Uber Eats debut with ASM - including 4 for Kevin Volland alone. Only Jonathan Clauss has done better among the league's defenders over the period (ten).

Jimmy Cabot on the rise

The third player to have handed out his fourth assist Round 11, Jimmy Cabot, completes the top five. At Saint-Etienne, the Angers SCO right-back set up Angelo Fulgini to score their second goal in the 2-2 draw. In eleven games, the former Lorient man has already equalled his record of assists in a Ligue 1 Uber Eats season, achieved during the 2016-17 season with Les Merlus.

A little further down the table, Sébastien Corchia has edged into the top ten. With a third assist in five games, the FC Nantes defender jumped seven places and is now just two units behind teammate Moses Simon.

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Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 11:

AS Saint-Etienne 2-2 Angers SCO
0-1: Goal by I. TRAORE, assist by BOUFAL from a set piece
0-2: Goal by FULGINI, assist by CABOT
1-2: Goal by KHAZRI (direct free-kick)
2-2: Goal by NADE, assist by S. SOW

FC Nantes 2-1 Clermont Foot
1-0: Goal by GIROTTO, assist by CORCHIA from a set piece
1-1: Goal by BAYO, assist by RASHANI
2-1: Goal by BLAS, assist by KOLO MUANI

LOSC 1-1 Stade Brestois 29
1-0: Goal by DAVID, assist by FONTE
1-1: Goal by FAIVRE (direct free kick)

OGC Nice 3-2 Olympique Lyonnais
0-1: Goal by TOKO EKAMBI, assist by BOATENG
0-2: Goal by AOUAR, assist by PAQUETA
1-2: Goal by ATAL, assist by THURAM
2-2: Goal by DELORT (penalty)
3-2: Goal by GUESSAND, no assist

RC Lens 4-1 FC Metz
1-0: Goal by SAID, no assist
1-1: Goal by DE PREVILLE, no assist
2-1: Goal by SAID, no assist
3-1: Goal by GANAGO, assist by DOUCOURE
4-1: Goal by FRANKOWSKI, assist by CLAUSS

FC Lorient 1-1 Girondins de Bordeaux
0-1: Goal by ELIS, assist by J. ONANA
1-1: Goal by LAPORTE, assist by LEMOINE from a set piece

Stade de Reims 1-2 ESTAC Troyes
1-0: Goal by ABDELHAMID, assist by FLIPS from a set piece
1-1: Goal by M. BALDE, assist by TOUZGHAR
1-2: Goal by CHAVALERIN, no assist

Stade Rennais FC 1-0 RC Strasbourg Alsace
1-0: Goal by AGUERD, assist by MAJER from a set piece

AS Monaco 3-1 Montpellier Hérault SC
1-0: Goal by VOLLAND, assist by CAIO HENRIQUE
2-0: Goal by BEN YEDDER, assist by VOLLAND
3-0: Goal by GELSON MARTINS, no assist
3-1: Goal by SAVANIER (penalty)