BIRKENHEAD. Carlisle United defeats Tranmere Rovers 2-0 after K. Dennis scores a double.
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Boyeson with the support of Abbas Khan and Jake Topp. The 4th official was Nicholas Barnard. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.β
Match Statisticsβ
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 139 Attack 108
- 58 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tranmere Rovers had a strong ball possession 61% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tranmere Rovers was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Carlisle United was capable to find the solution to win this match.β
Tranmere Rovers shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Tranmere Rovers didnβt receive any yellow card. On the other side, Carlisle United received 2 yellow cards (K. Dennis and J. Mellish).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tranmere Rovers will stay with 24 points to hold in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United will have 27 points like Bradford City, Salford City and Mansfield Town to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Tranmere Rovers will play away with Rochdale on the 18th of April with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rochdale (3 draws).
Carlisle United will host Stockport County on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).
Tranmere Rovers β Formation
Tranmere Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Micky Mellon decided to play with the following team: Ross Doohan, Jordan Turnbull, Lee OβConnor, Josh Cogley, Dynel Simeu, Ethan Bristow, Kieron Morris, Josh Hawkes, Christopher Merrie, Kane Hemmings and Elliot Nevitt.
The home team had on the bench: Jake Burton, John Nolan, Neil Byrne, Kyle Jameson, Rhys Hughes, Mateusz Hewelt and Reece McAlear.
Substitutions
Tranmere Rovers made 2 changes: C. Merrie for J. Nolan (46β²) and E. Nevitt for J. Burton (71β²).
Carlisle United β Formation
Carlisle United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Paul Simpson played with: TomΓ‘Ε‘ HolΓ½, Paul Huntington, Morgan Feeney, Jack Armer, Owen Moxon, Callum Guy, Jon Mellish, Taylor Charters, J. Ellis, Kristian Dennis and Jack Stretton.
These were the players on the bench: Corey Whelan, Nic Bollado, Ryan Carr, Tobi Sho-Silva, Duncan Idehen, Michael Kelly and Jayden John-Lloyd Harris.
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 3 changes: C. Guy for J. J. Harris (52β²), K. Dennis for T. Sho-Silva (83β²) and T. Charters for C. Whelan (87β²).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.β
- Northampton Town β Newport County β 1-1
- Doncaster Rovers β Gillingham β 1-0
- Bradford City β Crawley Town β 1-1
- Stockport County β Sutton United β 3-0
- Walsall β Rochdale β 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers β Carlisle United β 0-2
- Mansfield Town β Swindon Town β 2-5
- Leyton Orient β Salford City β 1-0
- Hartlepool United β Grimsby Town β 2-1
- Colchester United β Stevenage β 1-1
- Barrow β Crewe Alexandra β 3-0
- AFC Wimbledon β Harrogate Town β 3-2