Valenciennes coach Daniel Sanchez has made five alterations to the side that were beaten by Lorient in their last Ligue 1 match.
Rudy Mater, David Ducourtioux, Maor Melikson, Jose Saez and Jean-Christophe Bahebeck have all been dropped, with Lindsay Rose, Eloge Enza Yamissi, Aurelian Chitu, Opa Nguette and Gregory Pujol all being drafted in.
Christophe Galtier has made three changes to his Saint-Etienne team who beat Bordeaux last time out.
Kurt Zouma, Renaud Cohade and Banel Nicolita have all dropped out of the starting lineup, while Faouzi Ghoulam, Melvut Erding and Franck Tabanou all come into the first XI.
Valenciennes: Penneteau, Angoua, Ciss, Lala, Rose, Chitu, Doumbia, Yamissi, Le Tallec
Saint-Etienne: Ruffier, Clerc, Ghoulam, Perrin, Sall, Clement, Corgnet, Lemoine, Tabanou, Erding, Hamouma
Matt Cotton
