Caen took the lead through Thomas Heurtaux in the 12th minute only for Benjamin Nivet to concede a penalty for a foul on Nene and receive a straight red card in the process with Nene stepping up to convert the penalty.

Jeremy Menez then gave the hosts the lead for the first time 10 minutes after the break before three goals in 12 minutes heralded an exciting end to the match.

Nene scored his second penalty in the 76th minute before Jerry Vandam pulled one back six minutes later with Javier Pastore netting the final goal of the game for PSG in the 88th minute.

Goals by Olivier Giroud and Souleymane Camara guided Montpellier to victory over Nancy as they remained in second place, three points behind the leaders.

Giroud put the home side ahead with half an hour remaining before Camara sealed victory in the 73rd minute.

Lyon overcame the dismissal of Mouhamadou Dabo to beat St Etienne 2-0 and climb up to third.

Dabo saw red early in the second half, minutes after coming off the bench, but late goals from Jimmy Briand and Yoann Gourcuff spared Les Gones' blushes at Stade Gerland.

Yoan Gouffran's first-half double was enough to earn struggling Bordeaux a first victory in eight Ligue 1 matches with a 2-0 result against basement side Ajaccio.

The midfielder struck twice in five minutes to end a win drought stretching back to August 27's success at Valenciennes and inflict a third successive defeat on Ajaccio, who are now winless in seven.

Alou Diarra's 82nd-minute winner sealed Marseille's first away win of the season as they triumphed over Dijon 3-2.

Loic Remy scored for OM in the first minute before Benoit Cheyrou added a second soon after as the visitors enjoyed a flying start.

Dijon fought back though to draw level with second-half goals from Brice Jovial and Benjamin Corgnet but Diarra struck home in the closing stages to seal the points for Marseille.

Bruno Grougi scored twice as Brest claimed their first Ligue 1 win of the season with a 3-1 result against Lorient.

Larsen Toure scored the opener in the fourth minute before Grougi's first-half double strike - including a goal from the penalty spot - sealed the win.

Bruno Ecuele Manga's close-range strike pulled one back for Lorient after the break but in the end it was only scant consolation.

Promoted Evian recorded only their second win of the season after claiming a convincing 3-1 home victory over Auxerre.

Yannick Sagbo's double saw Evian leading 2-0 at half-time and Cedric Barbosa added a third midway through the second period before Auxerre claimed a consolation goal through Dariusz Dudka's 71st-minute penalty.