Mauricio Pochettino’s first game in charge of Paris St-Germain did not go according to plan as the champions lost ground on leaders Lyon with a draw at Saint-Etienne.
Romain Hamouma tapped in the opener after Idrissa Gueye lost possession on the edge of of the PSG area.
Moise Kean equalised three minutes later when he swivelled and fired home from close range.
PSG are now second, three points behind Lyon, who beat Lens 3-2 earlier.
Pochettino’s side leapfrogged Lille on goal difference after Christophe Galtier’s men suffered a surprise 2-1 home defeat by Angers.
Pochettino, confirmed as Thomas Tuchel’s successor on Saturday, saw PSG dominate possession, but struggle to create many clear-cut chances in central France.
On the other hand, Saint-Etienne, looking to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches, tested visiting goalkeeper Keylor Navas with strikes from Mathieu Debuchy and Denis Bouanga.
Home goalkeeper Jessy Moulin pulled off a good save to deny Argentine winger Angel di Maria and PSG substitute Pablo Sarabia fired over from close range in stoppage time.
Line-ups
Saint-Étienne
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Moulin
- 26Debuchy
- 2Moukoudi
- 4RetsosBooked at 77mins
- 5Kolodziejczak
- 18NordinSubstituted forAouchicheat 83′minutes
- 33Gourna-Douath
- 28YoussoufSubstituted forAbiat 83′minutes
- 22Monnet-PaquetSubstituted forBoudebouzat 63′minutes
- 21HamoumaSubstituted forMoueffekat 83′minutes
- 20BouangaSubstituted forSissokoat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Bajic
- 7Boudebouz
- 9Abi
- 13Trauco
- 17Aouchiche
- 31Sissoko
- 32Rivera
- 34Moueffek
- 36Gabard
PSG
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Navas
- 31DagbaSubstituted forPembeleat 63′minutes
- 4Kehrer
- 5Marquinhos
- 25Bakker
- 27GueyeSubstituted forDraxlerat 63′minutesBooked at 83mins
- 6Verratti
- 21Herrera
- 11Di MaríaSubstituted forSarabiaat 84′minutes
- 18Kean
- 7Mbappé
Substitutes
- 16Rico
- 19Sarabia
- 22Diallo
- 23Draxler
- 30Letellier
- 32Pembele
- 34Simons
- 36Ruiz-Atil
- 37Fadiga
- Referee:
- Karim Abed
Match Stats
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Match ends, St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
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Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
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Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moise Kean.
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Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne).
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Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (St Etienne).
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Substitution, St Etienne. Alpha Sissoko replaces Denis Bouanga.
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
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Thilo Kehrer (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
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Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Aïmen Moueffek.
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Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Ángel Di María.
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Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
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Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, St Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Romain Hamouma.
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Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
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Substitution, St Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Arnaud Nordin.
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Foul by Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain).
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