Carlisle United FC vs Reading FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Carlisle United FC vs Reading FC — League One at Brunton Park.
- Carlisle United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin Coy
- Assistant 1
- Assistant 2 Paul Newhouse
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Reading FC H 1–3 L 27 Feb Burton Albion FC A 1–0 W 24 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 1–2 L 17 Feb Cambridge United FC H 0–4 L 10 Feb Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L 03 Feb Leyton Orient FC A 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Mar Carlisle United FC A 3–1 W 24 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–3 L 20 Feb Port Vale FC H 2–0 W 17 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L 13 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D 10 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Carlisle United FC and Reading FC is underway.
- 5' Amadou Salif Mbengue needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Daniel Butterworth has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' What a strike from Sam Smith! The score is 0-1.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Carlisle United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' Carlisle United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 32' Carlisle United FC is showing some good football. However, Carlisle United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' Goal! Harvey Knibbs scores his 35 goal in 191 matches.
- 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
- 46' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 51' Carlisle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Carlisle United FC winning 100% of all matches.
- 57' What a strike from Harvey Knibbs! The score is 0-3.
- 59' Jordan Gibson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taylor Charters on 59 minute.
- 64' Carlisle United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
- 66' Another change for Reading FC made on 66 minute. Kelvin Ehibhationhan leaves to be changed by Ben Elliott.
- 71' What a strike from Jon Mellish! The score is 1-3.
- 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Elliott suffering a number of foals already.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Butterworth. He replaces Jack Diamond on 79 minute.
- 84' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 89' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' Another change for Reading FC made on 90 minute. Femi Azeez leaves to be changed by Kelvin Abrefa.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.
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Carlisle United FC
Starting XI- 22
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- 40
- 27
- 6
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36
Josh Vela ↓ Alfie McCalmont 59'
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15
Taylor Charters ↓ Jordan Gibson 59'
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- 18
- 33
Bench- 24
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11
Daniel Butterworth ↑ 79'
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Alfie McCalmont ↑ 59'
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- 13
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7
Jordan Gibson ↑ 59'
- 34
Reading FC
Starting XI- 17
- 1
- 29
- 10
- 7
- 2
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11
Femi Azeez ↓ Kelvin Abrefa 90'
- 27
- 36
- 24
- 15
Bench- 6
- 22
- 12
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30
Kelvin Abrefa ↑ 90'
- 8
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Ben Elliott ↑ 66'
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Coach Ruben Selles -
Head to Head
Carlisle United FC Form
2024-03-02 Carlisle United FC 1–3 Reading FC L 2024-02-27 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Carlisle United FC W 2024-02-24 Bristol Rovers FC 2–1 Carlisle United FC L 2024-02-17 Carlisle United FC 0–4 Cambridge United FC L 2024-02-10 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC L 2024-02-03 Leyton Orient FC 3–2 Carlisle United FC L