CARLISLE. Portsmouth conquers Carlisle United 1-0 after P. Lane scored just 1 goal (62′). Portsmouth made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,053 spectators.​ The referee was Martin Woods with the assistance of Graeme Fyvie and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was David McNamara. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.42 degrees Celsius or 47.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Portsmouth was in firm control of the ball 56% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match.​

Carlisle United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Portsmouth shot 12 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United received 1 yellow card (Josh Vela ). Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this contest, Carlisle United stays with 20 points to hold in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Portsmouth will has 66 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Carlisle United will play away with Burton Albion on the 13th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.

Portsmouth will host Cambridge United on the 13th of February with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (2 draws).

Carlisle United – Formation

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

The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis (6.8), Fin Back (6.4), Samuel Lavelle (6.8), Ben Barclay (6.6), Jack Robinson (6.6), Jordan Gibson (7.5), Josh Vela  (6.6), Harrison Neal (7.3), Jon Mellish (6.3), Jack Diamond (6.4) and Luke Armstrong (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Armer (7.0), Alfie McCalmont, Daniel Butterworth (6.4), Gabriel Breeze, Taylor Charters (6.6), Sean Maguire (6.8) and Sean Grehan (6.3).

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 5 changes: Jack Diamond for Daniel Butterworth (56′), Jordan Gibson for Taylor Charters (76′), Jack Robinson for Jack Armer (75′), Fin Back for Sean Grehan (75′) and Harrison Neal for Sean Maguire (76′).

Player of the match: Jordan Gibson​

The most impressive player for Carlisle United was Jordan Gibson.

His rating is 7.5 with 32 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Portsmouth – Formation

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

John Mousinho played with: Will Norris (7.1), Joe Rafferty (7.7), Sean Raggett (7.1), Conor Shaughnessy (7.5), Connor Ogilvie (7.1), Tom Lowery (7.5), Marlon Pack (7.8), Myles Peart-Harris (6.4), Callum Lang (6.4), Paddy Lane (7.9) and Colby Bishop (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Ryley Towler, Matt Macey, Kusini Yengi, Jack Sparkes (7.0), Owen Moxon (6.7), Abu Kamara (7.3) and Josh Martin.

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 3 changes: Callum Lang for Owen Moxon (75′), Myles Peart-Harris for Abu Kamara (57′) and Paddy Lane for Jack Sparkes (85′).

Player of the match: Paddy Lane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Paddy Lane.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Wycombe Wanderers – Peterborough United – 5-2
• Wigan Athletic – Exeter City – 1-2
• Reading – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
• Port Vale – Stevenage – 2-2
• Northampton Town – Bolton Wanderers – 1-1
• Lincoln City – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
• Derby County – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
• Carlisle United – Portsmouth – 0-1
• Cambridge United – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
• Bristol Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
• Blackpool – Oxford United – 1-1
• Barnsley – Leyton Orient – 2-1