CARLISLE. Carlisle United snatched a late win Walsall 1-0 after T. Abrahams scored just 1 goal (88′). Walsall lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
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 Scott Oldham with the support of Ivan Stankovic and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was Simon Clayton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 2 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 95 Attack 114
- 28 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Walsall was in firm control of the ball 57% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Walsall was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Carlisle United found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Carlisle United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Walsall shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Carlisle United received 2 yellow cards (J. Armer and C. Guy). Talking about the opposition, Walsall received 1 yellow card (R. Menayese).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Carlisle United will have 16 points to sit in the 22nd place. On the other side, Walsall will stay with 24 points like Salford City, Bradford City and Rochdale to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will play away with Mansfield Town on the 7th of December with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).
Walsall will host Crawley Town on the 7th of December with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Walsall (4 draws).
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United
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88'Carlisle United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Keith Millen decided to play with the following team: M. Howard, R. McDonald, C. Whelan, M. Feeney, J. Armer, K. Mellor, J. Riley, C. Guy, J. Gibson, B. Young and S. Fishburn.
The home team had on the bench: M. Mampala, Z. Clough, S. Simons, D. Devine, T. Charters, T. Abrahams and J. Dinzeyi.
Carlisle United could not rely on the presence of T. Charters (injured).
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 3 changes: J. Riley for T. Charters (37′), B. Young for T. Abrahams (63′) and S. Fishburn for M. Mampala (85′).
Walsall – Formation
Walsall
Walsall started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matthew Taylor played with: C. Rushworth, S. Ward, R. Menayese, H. White, E. Monthe, J. Labadie, O. Khan, E. Osadebe, J. Earing, C. Wilkinson and G. Miller.
They had on the bench: A. Taylor, J. Rose, L. Kinsella, T. Leak, S. Perry, T. Shade and K. Phillips.
Substitutions
Walsall made only 1 change substituting O. Khan for K. Phillips (65′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Walsall – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Mansfield Town – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Port Vale – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Rochdale – Exeter City – 1-1
- Salford City – Oldham Athletic – 2-0
- Scunthorpe United – Bradford City – 1-1
- Sutton United – Barrow – 1-0
- Swindon Town – Harrogate Town – 1-1
