CARLISLE. Carlisle United was after all too strong for Doncaster Rovers with the goal of C. Guy (44β€²), J. Stretton (53β€²) and J. Stretton (66β€²). Doncaster Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

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 Peter Wright with the help of Paul Newhouse and Darren Williams. The 4th official was Peter Gooch. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 20 Total 5
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 14 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 76 Attack 110
  • 41 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Doncaster Rovers had a superior ball possession 60% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Doncaster Rovers was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Carlisle United found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Carlisle United shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Carlisle United received 1 yellow card (P. Huntington). On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (A. Clayton and R. Williams).

Match Timeline

26'
Callum Guy(goal)
44'
Paul Huntington - Yellow
47'
53'
61'
61'
Kyle Hurst- sub ->M. Woltman
66'
68'
Jon Taylor- sub ->L. Molyneux
69'
Jayden Harris- sub ->J. Stretton
78'
87'
Taylor Charters- sub ->J. Gibson
90'

Standings

After this match, Carlisle United will have 24 points like Bradford City and Salford City to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 21 points like Barrow to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will host Stockport County on the 18th of April with a 2-2 head to head.

Doncaster Rovers will play away agasint Stevenage on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United
G
Tomas Holy 1.Czech Republic
D
Paul Huntington 6.England
47'
D
Corey Whelan 17.Republic of Ireland
7.1
87'
D
Jack Armer 3.Scotland
D
J. Stretton 32.Scotland
78' 53', 66'
M
Owen Moxon 4.England
M
Callum Guy 8.England
44'
M
Jack Ellis 20.England
F
Jordan Gibson 7.England
90'
F
Jon Mellish 22.England
F
Ryan Edmondson 9.England
Substitutes
G
Michael Kelly 30.Republic of Ireland
D
Ben Barclay 26.England
D
Morgan Feeney 5.England
87'
M
Taylor Charters 15.England
90'
M
Duncan Idehen 33.England
F
Nicolas Bollado 27.England
F
Jayden Harris 29.England
78'

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

The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: TomΓ‘Ε‘ HolΓ½, Paul Huntington, Jack Armer, Owen Moxon, Callum Guy, Jordan Gibson, Jon Mellish, J. Ellis, Jack Stretton, Ryan Edmondson and Corey Whelan (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Barclay, Michael Kelly, Nic Bollado, Morgan Feeney, Jayden John-Lloyd Harris, Taylor Charters and Duncan Idehen.

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 3 changes: J. Stretton for J. J. Harris (78β€²), C. Whelan for M. Feeney (87β€²) and J. Gibson for T. Charters (90β€²).

Best player: Corey Whelan​

The player that probably impressed the most for Carlisle United was Corey Whelan even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.1) with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Jonathan Mitchell 1.England
D
Tom Anderson 4.England
D
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
D
Ro-Shaun Williams 6.England
69'
D
A. Long 15.England
M
Adam Clayton 8.England
26'
M
Ben Close 33.England
M
Luke Molyneux 7.England
68'
M
Max Woltman 18.England
61'
F
Harrison Biggins 14.England
61'
F
George Miller 9.England
Substitutes
G
B. Bottomley 32.England
D
Bobby Faulkner 28.England
D
Charlie Seaman 19.England
M
Jon Taylor 11.England
68'
M
James Maxwell 3.Scotland
M
Kyle Hurst 21.England
61'
F
Kieran Agard 22.England
61'

Doncaster Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Gary McSheffrey played with: Jonathan Mitchell, Tom Anderson, Kyle Knoyle, Ro-Shaun Williams, Adam Long, Adam Clayton, Ben Close, Harrison Biggins, Luke Molyneux, Max Woltman and George Miller.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kieran Ricardo Agard, Jon Taylor, James Maxwell, Ben Bottomley, Bobby Faulkner, Kyle Hurst and Charlie Seaman.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: H. Biggins for K. Agard (61β€²), M. Woltman for K. Hurst (61β€²) and L. Molyneux for J. Taylor (68β€²).

Results of the day

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