Carlisle United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Friday 7 April 2023

Result

Carlisle United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Friday 7 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Carlisle United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Carlisle United beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the League Two on Friday 7 April 2023. The half-time score was 2-0.

Kristian Dennis opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Carlisle United's goals came from Kristian Dennis (3') and Kristian Dennis (39'). Tranmere Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Carlisle United received 2 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Carlisle United were 4th on 66 points from 39 and Tranmere Rovers 14th on 50 points from 39. Carlisle United went on to finish that season 5th with 80 points, and Tranmere Rovers 12th with 58.

Carlisle United lined up in a 5-3-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kristian Dennis of Carlisle United (8.5), ahead of Ben Barclay (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Carlisle United wins, 2 draws and 5 for Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Kristian DennisCarlisle United · 1-0
  • 39'Goal · Kristian DennisCarlisle United · 2-0
  • 61'Yellow card · Kane HemmingsTranmere Rovers
  • 68'Yellow card · A. McCalmontCarlisle United
  • 84'Yellow card · Joe GarnerCarlisle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Carlisle United 3, draws 2, Tranmere Rovers 5.

Team news

Carlisle United line-up (5-3-2)

Tomas Holy, Jack Ellis, Ben Barclay, Paul Huntington, Jon Mellish, Jack Armer, Owen Moxon, Callum Anthony Guy, A. McCalmont, Omari Patrick, Kristian Dennis

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)

Mateusz Hewelt, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Ethan Bristow, Regan Hendry, Chris Merrie, Rhys Hughes, Josh Hawkes, Harvey Saunders, Kane Hemmings