Carlisle United are the visitors to Sixfields tomorrow afternoon and the Cumbrians form part two of a three game run as the Cobblers face three of the front runners for promotion to the Championship. After a 3-0 defeat at Swansea on Tuesday night, Stuart Gray will need a massive response from his players in order to get anything from the game.
Team News
The Cobblers will definitely be without long term absentees Chris Doig and Giles Coke while Poul Hubertz is still struggling with his Achilles injury. Stuart Gray will be monitoring the situation with Hubertz and waiting until late in the day before making a decision on the big front man. Dean Bowditch could start his first game for the club after two substitute appearances since joining from Ipswich.
Carlisle have no fresh injury worries ahead of the game as they look to continue pressing the top two league places.
The Story So Far…Carlisle United in 2007/08…
The Cumbrians are in second place in League One behind Swansea City going into the game and come into the game on the back of a Tuesday night home win over Swindon Town.
Carlisle began the season with a 1-1 draw at newly promoted Walsall with Kevin Gall on the score sheet. They went on to win their next three league games with victories over Oldham, Huddersfield and Cheltenham all coming without conceding a goal. Their first defeat of the season in the league came at home to Tranmere Rovers in mid-September and this was followed by a second loss the week after at Swansea.
A home draw with Bristol Rovers steadied the ship before the side got back to winning ways with a 3-1 success at Bournemouth. Joe Garner struck twice and Joe Anyinsah sealed the points.
Carlisle began October with a 2-2 draw at Hartlepool before thumping Millwall 4-0 at Brunton Park., all the goals coming in the first half. A week later and the Cumbrians were beaten at Yeovil (2-1) despite taking the lead at Huish Park but bounced back to end the month with back to back wins over Gillingham (2-0) and Southend (1-0).
November started with another win, this time at home to Leeds United as second half goals from Simon Hackney, Joe Garner and Marc Bridge-Wilkinson stunned the Yorkshire men after they had taken the lead through Jermaine Beckford. Draws with Luton and Brighton halted their charge a little, either side of an F.A. Cup replay exit at Grimsby but they stormed into the top two on Tuesday night with a 3-0 home win over Swindon.
Recent Meetings…
13/01/07: COBBLERS 3-2 CARLISLE
The Cobblers take a 3-0 lead through Andy Kirk and two from Scott McGleish before the visitors stage a fight back to make it a nervy ending. But despite goals from Danny Graham and Kevin Gall, The Cobblers hung on.
09/09/06: CARLISLE 1-1 COBBLERS
Scott McGleish gives us the lead just after half time but Karl Hawley brings the sides level with a fin individual goal ten minutes later.
10/03/06: COBBLERS 0-3 CARLISLE
With both sides chasing automatic promotion from League Two, Carlisle claimed the vital three points as Karl Hawley, Michael Bridges and Danny Livesey scored the goals.
27/08/05: CARLISLE 0-1 COBBLERS
Pedj Bojic’s goal in the first half is enough to give the Cobblers success in the early days of our promotion season.
16/03/04: CARLISLE 1-1 COBBLERS
In a frantic final ten minutes, Carlisle take the lead through Craig Farrell but Paul Trollope equalises just a minute later.
16/09/03: COBBLERS 2-0 CARLISLE
A Martin Smith penalty and a late goal from Paul Trollope seal a comfortable Sixfields win for the Cobblers.
For The Record...Cobblers v Cumbrians…
GAMES PLAYED: 32
COBBLERS WINS: 12
DRAWS: 11
COBBLERS WINS: 9
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