CARLISLE. Carlisle United conquers Bradford City 3-1. Carlisle United got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Brad Halliday (21′) and Callum Guy (98′). Bradford City tried to recover with a goal from Matt Derbyshire (106′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (112′) scored by Ben Barclay for Carlisle United.
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 Simon Mather with the collaboration of Darren Williams and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 22 Total 15
- 6 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 9
- 8 Shots blocked 4
- 151 Attack 151
- 81 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 13 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Carlisle United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Bradford City that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Carlisle United was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Carlisle United won the match.
Carlisle United shot 22 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Bradford City shot 15 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Carlisle United received 3 yellow cards (Jack Armer, Joe Garner and Callum Guy). On the opposite side, Bradford City received 1 yellow card (Adam Clayton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Carlisle United will have 76 points like Bradford City to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City will stay with 76 points like Carlisle United to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United
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Carlisle United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Joel Senior, Alfie John Mccalmont, Joe Garner, John-Kymani Gordon, Tomáš Holý , Ben Barclay , Paul Huntington , Corey Whelan , Callum Anthony Guy , Owen Moxon and Jack Armer .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Robinson, Kristian Dennis, Taylor Charters, Michael Kelly, Jordan Gibson, Ryan Edmondson and Omari Patrick.
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 5 changes: Joe Garner for Ryan Edmondson (65′), A. McCalmont for Omari Patrick (70′), J. Gordon for Taylor Charters (70′), Joel Senior for Jordan Gibson (90′) and Corey Whelan for Jack Robinson (120′).
Best player: Owen Moxon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Carlisle United was Owen Moxon even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 22. He performed 7 crosses.
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
Bradford City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Mark Hughes played with: Adam Clayton, Alex Gilliead, Harry Lewis , Brad Halliday , Sam Stubbs , Romoney Crichlow , Liam Ridehalgh , Richard Smallwood , Jamie Walker , Andy Cook and Scott Banks .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Emmanuel Osadebe, Thierry Nevers, Colin Doyle, Dion Pereira, Matthew Platt, Ryan Henry East and Matt Derbyshire.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 4 changes: Alex Gilliead for Ryan East (69′), Adam Clayton for Emmanuel Osadebe (69′), Jamie Walker for Matt Derbyshire (100′) and Scott Banks for Matthew Platt (108′).
Best player: Andy Cook
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Andy Cook.
His rating is with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 31. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
