CARLISLE. Carlisle United succeeded in turn the tables against Port Vale to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Port Vale to strike first with a goal of Ben Garrity at the 49β€². Then it was a penalty in the 80β€² minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jon Mellish gave the win to Carlisle United in the 90β€² minute.

The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,758 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Kirk with the assistance of Daniel Woodward and . The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.36 degrees Celsius or 43.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 108 Attack 123
  • 53 Dangerous attack 34
  • 93 Ball safe 91
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Carlisle United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Carlisle United was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Carlisle United won the match​.

Carlisle United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United received 3 yellow cards (Owen Moxon, Jon Mellish and Jack Robinson). On the other side, Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Alex Iacovitti and James Wilson).

Match Timeline

Jack Robinson- Yellow
23'
29'
Alex Iacovitti- sub ->Jesse Debrah
33'
Alex Iacovitti- Yellow
Jon Mellish- Yellow
45'
46'
Conor Grant- sub ->Jack Shorrock
46'
Gavin Massey- sub ->Ben Lomax
49'
Ben Garrity(goal)Ethan Chislett
51'
64'
James Wilson- Yellow
Daniel Butterworth- sub ->Sean Maguire
65'
65'
B. Dipepa- sub ->James Wilson
65'
Alfie McCalmont- sub ->Taylor Charters
75'
Jordan Gibson(penalty)
80'
81'
Jon Mellish(goal)Jack Robinson
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Carlisle United has 20 points like Cheltenham Town to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Port Vale will stays with 29 points like Charlton Athletic to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Carlisle United will play away against Exeter City on the 6th of January with a 12-6 head to head in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).

Port Vale will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of January with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United
G
G. Breeze 13.England
6.7
D
Sam Lavelle 5.Scotland
7.3
D
Jon Mellish 22.England
7.3
45' 90'
D
Ben Barclay 26.England
7.0
M
Owen Moxon 4.England
7.3
51'
M
Jordan Gibson 7.England
8.1
80'
M
Taylor Charters 15.England
7.0
75'
M
Jack Robinson 19.England
8.2
23'
M
Josh Emmanuel 32.England
7.5
F
Joe Garner 14.England
7.3
65'
F
Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland
7.1
65'
Substitutes
G
Tomas Holy 1.Czech Republic
D
Jack Armer 3.Scotland
D
Corey Whelan 17.Republic of Ireland
M
Alfie McCalmont 10.Northern Ireland
6.7
75'
M
Dylan McGeouch 21.Scotland
F
Ryan Edmondson 9.England
6.4
65'
F
Daniel Butterworth 11.England
6.8
65'

Carlisle United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Breeze (6.7), Ben Barclay (7.0), Samuel Lavelle (7.3), Jon Mellish (7.3), Josh Emmanuel (7.5), Owen Moxon (7.3), Taylor Charters (7.0), Jordan Gibson (8.1), Jack Robinson (8.2), Sean Maguire (7.1) and Joe Garner (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: TomΓ‘Ε‘ HolΓ½, Jack Armer, Ryan Edmondson (6.4), Alfie McCalmont (6.7), Daniel Butterworth (6.8), Corey Whelan and Dylan McGeouch.

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 3 changes: Sean Maguire for Daniel Butterworth (65β€²), Joe Garner for Ryan Edmondson (65β€²) and Taylor Charters for Alfie McCalmont (75β€²).

Player of the match: Jack Robinson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Carlisle United was Jack Robinson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.

Port Vale – Formation

Port Vale
G
Connor Ripley 1.England
7.3
D
Nathan Smith 6.England
6.4
D
Jason Lowe 16.England
7.0
D
Jesse Debrah 27.England
6.4
29'
M
Ben Garrity 8.England
8.1
81' 49'
M
Ethan Chislett 10.South Africa
7.5
M
A. Devine 11.England
7.3
M
James Wilson 29.England
7.0
65' 64'
F
Uche Ikpeazu 12.Uganda
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jayson Leutwiler 13.Canada
D
Kofi Balmer 5.Northern Ireland
6.3
81'
D
Alex Iacovitti 17.Scotland
6.3
29' 33'
M
Conor Grant 15.England
6.4
46'
F
Gavin Massey 19.England
6.3
46'
F
B. Dipepa 25.England
6.3
65'

Port Vale started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Andy Crosby played with: Connor Ripley (7.3), Jesse Debrah (6.4), Jason Lowe (7.0), Nathan Smith (6.4), Ben Lomax (6.4), Alfie Devine (7.3), Ben Garrity (8.1), Jack Shorrock (6.4), Ethan Chislett (7.5), James Wilson (7.0) and Uche Ikpeazu (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kofi Balmer (6.3), Jayson Leutwiler, Conor Grant (6.4), Alex Iacovitti (6.3), Gavin Massey (6.3), Rhys Walters and Baylee Dipepa (6.3).

Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Alex Iacovitti (injured).

Substitutions

Port Vale made 4 changes: Jesse Debrah for Alex Iacovitti (29β€²), Ben Lomax for Gavin Massey (46β€²), Jack Shorrock for Conor Grant (46β€²) and Ben Garrity for Kofi Balmer (81β€²).

Player of the match: Ben Garrity​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Port Vale was Ben Garrity.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 43 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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