CARLISLE. Carlisle United defeats Bradford City with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Gibson (45′) and a goal from O. Patrick (87′).
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 Andy Haines who had the assistance of Matthew Parry and Alan Clayton. The 4th official was Ivan Stankovic. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -3.2 degrees Celsius or 26.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 9 Total 10
- 3 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 117
- 41 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Carlisle United was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bradford City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Carlisle United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Carlisle United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Carlisle United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (Y. Songo’o, L. Angol and E. Watt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Carlisle United will have 25 points to remain in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Bradford City will stay with 29 points like Walsall to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will play away with Salford City on the 1st of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Carlisle United (2 draws).
Bradford City will host Leyton Orient on the 1st of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Bradford City (2 draws).
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Keith Millen decided to play with the following team: Mark Howard , Kelvin Mellor , Morgan Feeney , Rod McDonald , Jack Armer , Jordan Gibson , Corey Whelan , Callum Anthony Guy , Brennan Dickenson , Tyrese Omotoye and Jon Mellish .
The home team had on the bench: M. Norman, J. Senior, S. Fishburn, J. Riley, Omari Patrick , D. Devine and T. Abrahams.
Substitutions
Carlisle United made only 1 change substituting T. Omotoye for O. Patrick (75′).
Best player: Kelvin Mellor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Carlisle United was Kelvin Mellor even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Derek Adams played with: Sam Hornby , Oscar Threlkeld , Fiacre Kelleher , Paudie O’Connor , Liam Ridehalgh , Yann Songo’o , Elliot Watt , Alex Gilliead , Callum Cooke , Lee Angol and Andy Cook .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Charles Vernam , F. Cousin-Dawson, Theo Robinson , C. Lavery, L. Sutton, R. O’Donnell and Matthew Foulds .
Bradford City could not rely on the presence of C. Vernam (injured) and M. Foulds (injured).
Substitutions
Bradford City made 3 changes: A. Cook for C. Vernam (29′), O. Threlkeld for M. Foulds (60′) and C. Cooke for T. Robinson (77′).
Best player: Charles Vernam
The player that probably impressed the most for Bradford City was Charles Vernam.
His rating is with 19 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 29′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Bradford City – 2-0
- Newport County – Salford City – 0-2
- Northampton Town – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Stevenage – Walsall – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Scunthorpe United – 4-0