Carlisle started life after Chris Beech with a 1-0 defeat to in-form Tranmere in League Two.Beech was sacked after his side were hammered 3-0 at Bristol Rovers last weekend, stretching his torrid run to just three wins in his last 19 games.But Rod McDonald’s second-half own goal gifted the visitors their third straight league victory.Rovers are now fourth in the League Two table, level on ...Full Story »

Gavin Skelton will be in caretaker charge of Carlisle for their home game against Tranmere following the departure of Chris Beech.Assistant manager Skelton will be assisted by youth coach Eric Kinder as Carlisle seek a permanent successor to Beech, who parted company with the Cumbrians following last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers.Defender Rod McDonald could be available after conc...Full Story »

Goals from Antony Evans, Sam Nicholson and Harvey Saunders powered Bristol Rovers to a 3-0 win against Carlisle to ease the pressure on Joey Barton.A sedate opening half-hour drifted by, but the crowd was woken up 10 minutes before half-time when Evans isolated Danny Devine and darted beyond the defender before drilling a strike into the bottom corner.Chances were few and far between for Carlisl...Full Story »

Walsall goalkeeper Jack Rose is set to make his first league appearance of the season in Saturday’s clash with Salford.Brighton loanee Carl Rushworth is away on international duty with England Under-21s so Rose is in line to deputise, having played in the midweek Papa John’s Trophy tie at Northampton.Midfielder Emmanuel Osadebe could start again after scoring his first goal of the se...Full Story »

Delighted Forest Green manager Rob Edwards saluted his side as they cemented their spot at the top of League Two with a 2-0 away win over Carlisle.First-half goals from Jamille Matt and Nicky Cadden did the damage as Rovers made it five game unbeaten in the league.“I’m really pleased, it’s a tough place to come and they haven’t lost here in the league yet this season,&rdq...Full Story »

League two leaders Forest Green extended their unbeaten run to five matches with a fine 2-0 away win over struggling Carlisle.Goals from Jamille Matt and Nicky Cadden did the damage as Rovers proved too strong for the Cumbrians.Jamaican striker Matt fired the visitors into a deserved lead in the 29th minute with his seventh goal of the season in all competitions.Ben Stevenson’s corner avoi...Full Story »

Tristan Abrahams is once again a doubt for Carlisle ahead of their Sky Bet League Two match against Forest Green.The striker missed last Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Sutton because of a foot injury sustained in training and seems likely to be absent once more.Danny Devine will be pushing for a starting berth after getting more than an hour under his belt in the Papa John’...Full Story »

Oldham captain Carl Piergianni will face a late fitness test ahead of Saturday’s game against Harrogate after missing out on the 3-2 loss to Leeds Under-21’s in midweek.The defender has been playing through an injury in recent weeks and will be assessed ahead of kick off.Left-back Benny Couto is a doubt after being diagnosed with tonsillitis.Harrison McGahey has played 90 minutes twi...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Carlos Corberan hailed a genuine “number nine” performance from two-goal striker Danny Ward following a thrilling 3-2 victory over Blackburn.Ward had only managed two goals in 28 outings since arriving for a second spell in West Yorkshire from Cardiff in August 2020, but matched that tally on one night with a headed second-half brace.The Terriers, who opened the ...Full Story »

Carl Winchester pounced in the first half to earn Sunderland a 1-0 win over Bolton at the Stadium of Light.The converted full-back’s third goal of the season arrived in the 17th minute and was enough to separate the two teams.Sunderland’s fifth straight home win kept Lee Johnson’s side level on points with Wigan at the top of Sky Bet League One.The hosts could have been ahead i...Full Story »

Alistair Smith bagged the first brace of his career as Sutton made it three straight home wins with a 4-0 win against 10-man Carlisle.Donovan Wilson set the hosts on their way when he bundled home the opener after just four minutes.Matt Gray’s fast starters almost had a second inside 10 minutes when David Ajiboye hit a post.At the other end, Sutton goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis did well to keep...Full Story »

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has backed Karim Benzema to be a Ballon d'Or contender this year after an extraordinary start to the LaLiga season which has seen the forward contribute eight goals and seven assists in just six games. Benzema's fine form continued in Real Madrid's 6-1 win over Mallorca on Wednesday, as he scored twice -- and provided Marco Asensio with two more -- to help put...Full Story »

Sutton could be without forward duo Omar Bugiel and Tobi Sho-Silva for the visit of Carlisle.Bugiel sat out last weekend’s defeat at Exeter due to a muscle injury and Sho-Silva was forced off early on with a similar issue.Both are not understood to be serious problems and they will be assessed by manager Matt Gray ahead of their latest fixture at Gander Green Lane.The U’s were withou...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Chris Beech bemoaned his side’s first-half performance after having to salvage a late 2-2 draw with Scunthorpe.First-half efforts from Aaron Jarvis and Emmanuel Onariase seemingly secured struggling Scunthorpe a welcome win.But Jordan Gibson struck with 10 minutes to go before Brennan Dickenson’s dramatic 95th-minute leveller at Brunton Park.And Beech groaned: “Th...Full Story »

Struggling Scunthorpe were denied a fine win as Carlisle clinched a dramatic late 2-2 draw deep into stoppage time.Brennan Dickenson salvaged a late point with his 95th-minute equaliser at Brunton Park.Scunthorpe, who had lost three in a row, looked well on their way to getting back to winning ways with first-half efforts from Aaron Jarvis and Emmanuel Onariase.The Iron were hammered 4-0 last ti...Full Story »

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan could be tempted to name an unchanged team against managerless Nottingham Forest.Town were superb in the second half on Tuesday night at Blackpool, when they scored all of their goals in a 3-0 win. Corberan’s side were two goals up before defensive alterations were made, and that could lead to Daniel Sinani, Josh Koroma and Danny Ward remaining in attack.N...Full Story »

Carlisle midfielder Danny Devine is close to a return ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash with Scunthorpe.Devine has not played since August 31 because of a hamstring problem with head coach Chris Beech admitting he has been cautious with the 24-year-old as he prepares to resume training.However, fellow midfielder Josh Dixon is out with a knee cartilage problem which has prompted the club...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti has hit out at UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin over his criticism of Real Madrid's Florentino Perez and the club's continued involvement in the Super League project. Ceferin -- in an interview published by the Barcelona's Joan Laporta and Juventus' Andrea Agnelli as "incompetent leaders" who "tried to kill football" with their bid to launch a breakaway league. "It seems a bit...Full Story »

New Crawley forward Alex Battle could make his first start for the club in Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Carlisle.Battle, who has signed from Truro on a one-year deal, made his debut off the bench in last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers.Star striker Tom Nichols made his comeback from injury against Rovers and is expected to continue up front against Carlisle.Crawley...Full Story »

Jon Mellish scored his first goal of the campaign to help Carlisle to a 2-1 Sky Bet League Two win over struggling Salford.Mellish, who was leading scorer as he netted 16 times for Chris Beech’s Cumbrians last season, ended his drought by scoring a 59th-minute winner.Brennan Dickenson also got off the mark for the season with Carlisle’s opener after eight minutes as United gained a f...Full Story »