CARLISLE. Tranmere Rovers beats Carlisle United 1-0 after R. McDonald scored an own goal 48min. Tranmere Rovers took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
K. Morris missed a penalty (55′) for Tranmere Rovers.
K. Morris missed 2 penalties for Tranmere Rovers.
The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of Darren Williams and Peter Gooch. The 4th official was Chris Isherwood. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 19 Total 11
- 2 On Target 6
- 17 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 97
- 48 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tranmere Rovers had a strong ball possession 60% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Carlisle United was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Tranmere Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Carlisle United shot 19 times, 2 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Carlisle United received 2 yellow cards (Z. Clough and Z. Clough). On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers received 4 yellow cards (J. Spearing, J. Spearing, J. Hawkes and J. Hawkes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Carlisle United will stay with 10 points like Mansfield Town to stay in the 23rd place. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers will have 21 points like Port Vale to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will play away against Newport County on the 19th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Newport County (3 draws).
Tranmere Rovers will play away agasint Harrogate Town on the 19th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Tranmere Rovers (0 draws).
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United
56'
37'
Carlisle United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Chris Beech decided to play with the following team: Mark Howard , Corey Whelan , Morgan Feeney , Rod McDonald , Jack Armer , Jordan Gibson , Callum Anthony Guy , Jon Mellish , Brennan Dickenson , Zach Clough and Lewis Alessandra .
The home team had on the bench: L. Jensen, D. Devine, B. Young, Taylor Charters , Joe Riley , G. Touré and Tristan Abrahams .
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 6 changes: Z. Clough for T. Abrahams (56′), Z. Clough for T. Abrahams (56′), C. Whelan for J. Riley (56′), C. Whelan for J. Riley (56′), M. Feeney for T. Charters (77′) and M. Feeney for T. Charters (77′).
Best player: Mark Howard
The player that probably impressed the most for Carlisle United was the goalkeeper: Mark Howard. His rating is 7.72. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.
Tranmere Rovers – Formation
Tranmere Rovers
Also Tranmere Rovers adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the other side, Micky Mellon played with: Ross Doohan , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Tom Davies , Peter Clarke , Calum MacDonald , Callum McManaman , Kieron Morris , Jay Spearing , Sam Foley , Josh Hawkes and Elliott Nevitt .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Watson, J. Murphy, N. Maynard, Lee O’Connor , Liam Feeney , N. Knight-Percival and M. Duffy.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 6 changes: J. Hawkes for L. Feeney (72′), J. Hawkes for L. Feeney (72′), K. Morris for L. O’Connor (77′), K. Morris for L. O’Connor (77′), C. McManaman for R. Watson (89′) and C. McManaman for R. Watson (89′).
Best player: Peter Clarke
The player that probably impressed the most for Tranmere Rovers was Peter Clarke even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 59 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bradford City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Carlisle United – Tranmere Rovers – 0-1
- Colchester United – Harrogate Town – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Sutton United – 0-1
- Exeter City – Newport County – 2-2
- Leyton Orient – Walsall – 0-0
- Northampton Town – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Oldham Athletic – Stevenage – 3-0
- Port Vale – Barrow – 3-1
- Salford City – Hartlepool United – 2-0
- Scunthorpe United – Forest Green Rovers – 0-2
- Swindon Town – Rochdale – 2-2
