English National League

FT Saturday, March 28, 2026
Carlisle United DWLWW 2
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BRN Braintree Town LLDLD 1
1st2ndT
CAR112
BRN101
Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium · 1,284 att.

Head to Head

CAR leads series 1-0

Lineups

BRN · 3-4-3

  1. 1Mason TerryG
  2. 32James ClarridgeCD
  3. 21Ben DrakeCD-L
  4. 2Aidan Francis-ClarkeCD-R
  5. 19Matthew Dibley-DiasCM-L
  6. 6James VenningsCM-R
  7. 39Elliot Morgan ThorpeLM
  8. 8Ryan BattrumRM
  9. 14John AkindeF
  10. 9Lewis WalkerCF-L
  11. 33Emmanuel OkunowoCF-R

CAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Gabriel BreezeG
  2. 4Terell ThomasCD-L
  3. 5Morgan FeeneyCD-R
  4. 3Cameron HarperLB
  5. 18Jack EllisRB
  6. 16Stephen WearneAM
  7. 20Alex GillieadLM
  8. 37Harvey MacadamRM
  9. 30Hugh ParkerF
  10. 10Regan LinneyAM-L
  11. 7David AjiboyeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 34' Regan Linney (Carlisle United) Goal at 34'
  2. 41' Lewis Walker (Braintree Town) Goal at 41'
  3. 45' Archie Davies (Carlisle United) Substitution at 45'
  4. 57' Emmanuel Okunowo (Braintree Town) Yellow Card at 57'
  5. 64' Luke Armstrong (Carlisle United) Substitution at 64'
  6. 65' Ephraim Yeboah (Carlisle United) Substitution at 65'
  7. 65' Chris Conn-Clarke (Carlisle United) Substitution at 65'
  8. 77' Chay Cooper (Braintree Town) Substitution at 77'
  9. 81' Ben Drake (Braintree Town) Yellow Card at 81'
  10. 83' Callum Whelan (Carlisle United) Substitution at 83'
  11. 84' Manny Omrore (Braintree Town) Substitution at 84'
  12. 89' Cameron Harper (Carlisle United) Goal at 89'
  13. 90'+3' Sahid Kamara (Braintree Town) Substitution at 93'

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