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Carlisle travel to Norfolk on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Cumbrians having lost on ten of their eleven visits to Carrow Road, while managing a draw in the other game.
The last time the two teams met before this season was back in September 1992 in the first leg of a Coca-Cola cup second round tie at Brunton Park, the game finishing 2-2 in front of 10,328 spectators with Andy Barnsley (pen) and Darren Edmondson scoring for United while Mark Robins and Jeremy Goss were on target for the visitors. The Blues then losing the second leg 2-0 at Carrow Road two weeks later as Chris Sutton bagged a brace while only 8,489 fans looked on.
As for league action in Norwich, well that last came in Carlisle's Division Two relegation season of 1985-86, City winning 2-1 thanks to a brace of goals from David Williams, one of them coming from the penalty spot. United's single effort meanwhile was scored by Scott McGarvey in front of 13,852 spectators.
The Canaries got their biggest win over the Cumbrians at Carrow Road in the second leg of a third round League Cup tie back in 1962-63, United losing 5-0 after drawing the opening game of the tie 1-1 at Brunton Park. On the subject of draws, Carlisle's only ever league point in Norwich came in the old Division Two in 1970-71, the score again being 1-1 with Bob Hatton netting for the Blues while Trevor Howard bagged the City goal as 11,389 spectators looked on.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Carlisle | 3 - 1 | Norwich | FAC |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Carlisle | 0 - 1 | Norwich | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Wed 07 Oct | Norwich | 2 - 0 | Carlisle | LGEC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 22 Sep | Carlisle | 2 - 2 | Norwich | LGEC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 15 Mar | Norwich | 2 - 1 | Carlisle | CHMP |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 12 Oct | Carlisle | 0 - 4 | Norwich | CHMP |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 18 Dec | Carlisle | 3 - 0 | Norwich | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring matches at Carrow Road have yielded a total of eleven goals scored for the Canaries, with only three against.
In contrast to City, Carlisle are having a poor time on their travels as of late, United winning just one and drawing two of their last six games away from Brunton Park. While the Cumbrians have notched up seven goals, a hefty eleven have hit the back of the wrong net.
League One title-winners Norwich have picked up 95 points from their 45 games contested to date, Carlisle meanwhile see themselves just below half-way in the table, in 14th, showing a record of 55 points from their 45 games played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Last six games form guide | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 13 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Cumbrians are in poor form away from home, and the FootyMad panel are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Norwich...... Home win
| Sequence statistics | |
| Norwich | Won their latest three matches. Not drawn a game in their last four. Unbeaten in the last six home matches. |
| Carlisle | Four games since last away draw. No win in the four most recent matches. |