United Reserves play host to Preston North End Reserves at Brunton Park on Tuesday 31 August (kick off 2pm) in the first of three fixtures in the round-robin stage of this season's Totesport.com League Cup.
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United complete the Totesport.com League Cup round-robin with away games at Tranmere Rovers on Wednesday 20 October (2pm) and at Morecambe on Wednesday 10 November (kick off 2pm).
United - Gillespie, Kane, Kavanagh (McGlen 75), Murphy, Swinglehurst (Osmond 58), Todd, Bridge-Wilkinson, Robson, Hurst, Bowman, Salem (Beck 75). Subs - Ball, Towler.
Preston - Arestinou, McLaughlin, Collins (McLellan 46), Clucas (James 46), Trotman (Devine 66), Wright, Middleton, Russel, Douglas, Miller, Dougan. Subs - Comrie, Dudley.
Goals
United - Bowman (20), Salem (40)
PNE -
KEY ACTION UPDATES
1544 - Comfortable victory for United over a young PNE side, with both of the starting forwards grabbing the goals.
FULL-TIME - CUFC Res 2 PNE Res 0
85 min - Beck is bundled over 20 yards out on the right-hand side of the area and it's a free-kick to United. Murphy curls it beautifully but it goes just wide of the post, with Arestidou totally stranded.
82 min - Bowman almost gets his second of the game as he chases a throughball but Arestidou comes chasing out of his area to block it. It falls to Beck who tries a first time left-foot chip but Devine gets across and heads away what would have been a certain goal.
75 min - United make their final two changes, with Salem and Kavanagh coming off for Mark Beck and Lance McGlen.
67 min - Corner from the right by MBW sees Bowman head it into the air initially and Murphy follows up to powerfully head it towards goal only for Arestidou to make a smart stop just under his own crossbar.
66 min - PNE make their final change, with Neal Trotman going off for Daniel Devine.
60 min - Robson intercepts a loose pass in midfield and has a crack from 30 yards but it flies over the bar and into the empty Warwick Road End.
58 min - United make their first change with Steve Swinglehurst coming off for Matty Osmond.
55 min - Good battling play on the left side of the area sees Swinglehurst win the ball and lay it off for Salem, but it's just behind the Congolese forward and he hits it straight into the arms of Arestidou from 8 yards.
47 min - A slip from a PNE midfielder allows Todd to play it into Hurst, who hits a shot from 25 yards that flies just wide of Arestidou's top right-hand corner. Good effort.
46 min - Two changes at the break for PNE, with McLellan and James on for Collins and Clucas.
HALF-TIME - Carlisle United Res 2 PNE Res 0
45 min - Almost a third on the stroke of half-time as a low cross from Robson sees Bowman and Salem trying to get on the end of it but after a bit of a scramble, Arestidou claims the ball.
42 min - Free-kick to United after Trotman clatters into Swinglehurst. Kav lays the free-kick off to Kane, who hits a powerful shot straight at Arestidou. Well struck, but an easy claim for the PNE keeper.
40 min - GOAL! CUFC 2 PNE 0 - United double their lead as trialist Yannick Salem slots the ball past Arestidou after a good through ball from Murphy.
39 min - Good turn by Bowman as he leaves Trotman behind on the right-wing before playing a low cross that Hurst dummies for Salem, but it's a decent block by Wright to give United a corner that Robson takes but comes to nothing.
38 min - Bowman almost gets a second as he capitalises on a mix-up between Arestidou and Bailey Wright, but his poked effort goes wide of goal.
20 min - GOAL! CUFC 1 PNE 0 - United take the lead as Ryan Bowman picks up the ball on the right, runs into the box and hits a low shot across the keeper and in off the far post.
18 min - PNE midfielder Clucas tries his luck from 30 yards but his powerful effort is gathered by Gillespie at the second attempt.
12 min - First chance for PNE as a cross from McLaughlin on the right finds Miller, but he sends a looping header wide of Gillespie's goal.
9 min - Salem is flattened by Neal Trotman 25 yards out to give United a free-kick. Matty Robson takes it but it drifts harmlessly wide of Arestinou's goal.
5 min - Surging run through the midfield by Kevan Hurst who lets fly with a shot from 25 yards but it goes over PNE keeper Arestinou's crossbar.
