CARLISLE. Swindon Town was ultimately too good for Carlisle United with the goal of H. McKirdy (17′), J. Davison (55′) and L. Barry (57′). Swindon Town capitalized on its better 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 Oliver Langford who had the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Swindon Town was in firm control of the ball 57% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Carlisle United was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Swindon Town was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Carlisle United shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United received 1 yellow card (D. Simeu). Talking about the opposition, Swindon Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Davison and B. Cooper).

Standings

After playing this match, Carlisle United will stay with 28 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the other side, Swindon Town will have 49 points like Newport County to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will play away against Leyton Orient on the 26th of February with a 8-8 head to head stats.

Swindon Town will host Oldham Athletic on the 12th of March with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Oldham Athletic (9 draws).

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Keith Millen decided to play with the following team: Mark Howard (6.4), Corey Whelan (6.4), Morgan Feeney (7.4), Dynel Simeu (6.5), Mitchell Roberts (6.5), Joe Riley (7.1), Callum Anthony Guy (6.9), Jon Mellish (6.2), Owen Windsor (6.8), Tobi Sho-Silva (6.8) and Omari Patrick (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: J. Armer, Kristian Dennis (6.8), G. Breeze, Jamie Devitt (6.1), T. Omotoye, D. Devine and Jordan Gibson (6.7).

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 3 changes: O. Windsor for J. Gibson (46′), J. Mellish for K. Dennis (58′) and T. Sho-Silva for J. Devitt (77′).

Best player: Morgan Feeney​

The most impressive player for Carlisle United was Morgan Feeney.

His rating is (7.4) with 39 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Swindon Town – Formation

Also Swindon Town adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Ben Garner played with: Joseph Wollacott (7.9), Robert Donald Hunt (8.1), Jake O’Brien (7.1), Brandon Cooper (6.9), Joseph Tomlinson (7.3), Ricky Aguiar (6.7), Louis Reed (7.2), Ellis Iandolo (5.8), Harry McKirdy (8.9), Josh Davison (7.6) and Louie Barry (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jonathan Williams (6.8), Ryan East (6.9), L. Ward, A. Odimayo, Harry Parsons (6.8), M. Baudry and J. Mitchell-Lawson.

Substitutions

Swindon Town made 3 changes: H. McKirdy for J. Williams (60′), E. Iandolo for R. East (71′) and J. Davison for H. Parsons (85′).

Best player: Harry McKirdy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swindon Town was Harry McKirdy.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Northampton Town – Colchester United – 3-0
• Hartlepool United – Sutton United – 1-1
• Tranmere Rovers – Port Vale – 1-1
• Stevenage – Bristol Rovers – 0-4
• Oldham Athletic – Bradford City – 2-0
• Forest Green Rovers – Walsall – 0-1
• Scunthorpe United – Rochdale – 1-2
• Carlisle United – Swindon Town – 0-3
• Newport County – Mansfield Town – 1-1