CARLISLE. Salford City beat Carlisle United.

Jon Mellish received a red card (83′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Carlisle United lost the match.

The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge assisted by Steve Rushton and Chris Isherwood. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Carlisle United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Salford City that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Carlisle United was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Salford City was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Carlisle United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Salford City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United received 4 yellow cards (Callum Guy, Ryan Edmondson, Joe Garner and Kristian Dennis). On the other side, Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Ibou Touray, Elliot Watt and Conor McAleny).

(Carlisle United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (83′).

Standings

After this contest, Carlisle United will stay with 75 points like Salford City and Bradford City to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Salford City will have 75 points like Carlisle United and Bradford City to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will play away with Sutton United on the 8th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).

Salford City will host Gillingham on the 8th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Salford City (0 draws).

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Holý, Paul Huntington, Corey Whelan, Ben Barclay, Jack Armer, Owen Moxon, Omari Patrick, Callum Guy, Jon Mellish, Kristian Dennis and Ryan Edmondson.

The home team had on the bench: Jack Robinson, Alfie John Mccalmont, Jordan Gibson, Michael Kelly, Taylor Charters, Joe Garner and Jamie Devitt.

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 5 changes: Ryan Edmondson for Alfie McCalmont (46′), Jack Armer for Jack Robinson (65′), Corey Whelan for Jordan Gibson (65′), Omari Patrick for Joe Garner (65′) and Callum Guy for Jamie Devitt (75′).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Neil Wood played with: Alex Cairns, Adrian Mariappa, Ibou Touray, Liam Shephard, Theo Vassell, Stevie Mallan, Luke Bolton, Elliot Watt, Matt Smith, Callum Hendry and Louie Barry.

These were the players on the bench: Jason Lowe, Ryan David Leak, Giosue Bellagambi, Ethan Stuart William Galbraith, Callum Morton, Matthew Lund and Conor McAleny.

Salford City could not rely on the presence of Conor McAleny (injured) and Ryan Leak (injured).

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Louie Barry for Conor McAleny (64′), Callum Hendry for Matthew Lund (75′) and Stevie Mallan for Ryan Leak (80′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Stevenage – Grimsby Town – 2-0
• Rochdale – Sutton United – 4-1
• Northampton Town – Bradford City – 1-2
• Mansfield Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
• Leyton Orient – Stockport County – 0-3
• Hartlepool United – Barrow – 3-1
• Gillingham – Newport County – 1-2
• Doncaster Rovers – Colchester United – 1-0
• Crewe Alexandra – Swindon Town – 2-1
• Crawley Town – Walsall – 0-0
• Carlisle United – Salford City – 2-3
• AFC Wimbledon – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1