Carlisle United 1-3 Reading: result and report
League One · Saturday 2 March 2024
Result
Carlisle United 1-3 Reading
League One · Saturday 2 March 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Carlisle United 1-3 Reading: match report
Carlisle United were beaten by Reading 1-3 in the League One on Saturday 2 March 2024. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Sam Smith opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Carlisle United's goal came from Jon Mellish (71'). Reading scored through Sam Smith (17'), Harvey Knibbs (36') and Harvey Knibbs (57').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Carlisle United were 24th on 23 points from 34 and Reading 14th on 42 points from 35. Carlisle United went on to finish that season 24th with 30 points, and Reading 15th with 59.
Carlisle United lined up in a 5-3-2 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harvey Knibbs of Reading (9.2), ahead of Lewis Wing (8.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Carlisle United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Reading.
Going into the match Carlisle United's last five read W-L-L-L-L and Reading's L-W-L-D-W.
Key events
- 17'Goal · Sam Smith
- 36'Goal · Harvey Knibbs
- 57'Goal · Harvey Knibbs
- 71'Goal · Jon Mellish
Head-to-head
Team news
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Carlisle United line-up (5-3-2)
Harry Lewis, Jack Ellis, Sam Lavelle, Paul Huntington, Jon Mellish, Jack Armer, Josh Vela, Harrison Neal, Taylor Charters, L. Armstrong, Jack Diamond
Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)
David Button, Andy Yiadom, Amadou Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Clinton Mola, Lewis Wing, Michael Craig, Femi Azeez, Harvey Knibbs, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Sam Smith