Walsall 1-2 Carlisle United: result and report

League Two · Sunday 29 December 2019

Result

Walsall 1-2 Carlisle United

League Two · Sunday 29 December 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Walsall 1-2 Carlisle United: match report

Walsall were beaten by Carlisle United 1-2 in the League Two on Sunday 29 December 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Nathan Thomas opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Walsall's goal came from Elijah Adebayo (70'). Carlisle United scored through Nathan Thomas (52') and Harry McKirdy (90+4').

Discipline: Walsall received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Carlisle United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 15th on 27 points from 23 and Carlisle United 22nd on 22 points from 23. Walsall went on to finish that season 14th with 47 points, and Carlisle United 18th with 42.

Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Carlisle United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Nathan Thomas of Carlisle United (8.8), ahead of Danny Guthrie (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Walsall wins, 5 draws and 1 for Carlisle United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 48'Yellow card · Aaron HaydenCarlisle United
  • 52'Goal · Nathan ThomasCarlisle United · 0-1
  • 70'Goal · Elijah AdebayoWalsall · 1-1
  • 77'Red card · J. ClarkeWalsall
  • 84'Yellow card · C. Cockerill-MollettWalsall
  • 90+4'Goal · Harry McKirdyCarlisle United · 1-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 4, draws 5, Carlisle United 1.

Team news

Walsall line-up (4-4-2)

Liam Roberts, Shay Facey, James Clarke, Matt Sadler, Callum Cockerill-Mollett, Rory Holden, Alfie Bates, Danny Guthrie, Wesley McDonald, Caolan Lavery, Josh Gordon

Carlisle United line-up (4-3-3)

Adam Collin, Gethin Jones, Byron Webster, Aaron Hayden, Jack Iredale, Stefan Scougall, Mike Jones, Mo Sagaf, Harry McKirdy, Hallam Hope, Nathan Thomas