On Saturday, Mark Hughes’ in form Carlisle United side welcome Andy Peaks’ Tamworth side to Brunton Park.
Carlisle will be looking to extend their unbeaten run meanwhile Tamworth will be looking for a huge win on the road and looking to turn their poor recent form around.
How Have Both Teams Been Performing?
Carlisle United are now unbeaten in their last ten games, they have won eight and drawn two in that time. Some performances haven’t been pretty but they have got over the line and got the results and that’s all that matters. The wins have came over Hartlepool, Scunthorpe, Boston, Forest Green, Reading, Halifax and Southend. The two draws came against Eastleigh and Yeovil in games you could argue they should have won.
Last time out the Cumbrians beat Boston United 2-1 away from home thanks to a brace from Harvey Macadam.
Tamworth have only one win in their last six games in all competitions with the win coming in a 2-1 victory over high flying Boreham Wood away from home. The defeats have came against Boston, Leyton Orient, Woking and Forest Green.
Last time out Tamworth lost 2-1 at home to top of the table Rochdale.
Players To Watch
Kennedy Digie
The 28-year-old defender has been one of their standout performers so far this season and has been a goal threat from set pieces a lot this season. Digie has four goals so far this season and Carlisle will have to watch out for him on Tamworth’s well worked set pieces.
Tom Tonks
The 34-year-old defender is one of Tamworth’s biggest threats. Tonks’ long throw is well documented but still as difficult as ever to deal with. If the Carlisle defence can deal with the Tonks long throw they will have done a lot more than a lot of teams have been able to do I recent times against Tamworth.
Manny Duku
The 32-year-old forward has been Tamworth’s main goalscorer this season and has six goals and two assists to his name so far this season. His runs off the ball and ability to link up play with his fellow forwards will be something that the Carlisle defence will have to keep a close eye on in this game.
Dan Creaney
The 31-year-old striker scored 19 goals in the National League last season for Tamworth before a move to Solihull Moors in the summer but it didn’t quite work out for him at Solihull so he’s now back at Tamworth on loan and his eye for goal is something Carlisle have already experienced this season when he scored against them for Solihull Moors at Brunton Park. Creaney has four goals and two assists so far this season.
My Predicted Carlisle United Starting Eleven
Breeze, Williams, Hayden, Feeney, Harper, Macadam, Gilliead, Conn-Clarke, Luamba, Linney, Kelly.
Why change a winning team? I have said this a lot lately but I think Hughes will stick with the team that has been getting so many positive results in recent weeks.
The only change I could maybe see happening is the change Hughes made on Saturday which contributed to us winning the game and that was Archie Davies to right back and pushing Josh Williams further forward in place of Junior Luamba.
My Score Prediction
Carlisle United 3-1 Tamworth
Tamworth could cause Carlisle problems as mentioned above with long throws and their organisation but I think with the form Carlisle are in and the amount of players chipping in with goal contributions you have to think that the Cumbrians will extend their unbeaten run here.
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