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The Lilywhites soon restored their lead though when regular reserve player Karl Hawley scored, Neil Mellor then scoring five minutes before the break to complete the first-half action and leave Preston sitting pretty with a 4-1 lead. The second period was far quieter fare with the only goal after the interval being a late consolation in the 86th minute from Rochdale's William Buckley.
Morecambe drew 1-1 with Tranmere in Group One of the Pontin's Holiday League Cup at Christie Park last night, a competition that is optional for teams to enter and one which Carlisle have chosen not to take part in. The Shrimps took the lead in the 70th minute through Paul Lloyd only for Terry Gornell to grab a late, late point for Rovers when he equalised in the third minute of time added on.
Back to the league and as we know United drew 2-2 at Wrexham yesterday afternoon with a striker on both sides bagging a brace, Juan Ugarte scoring twice for the Red Dragons while Danny Carlton netted a double for the Cumbrians. Carlisle's next second-string outing is this coming Tuesday when they look to get their first divisional win at home to Tranmere in a 2pm kick-off at Brunton Park.
Results in the division this week :
Preston 4-2 Rochdale (Tue)
Wrexham 2-2 Carlisle (Wed)
Morecambe 1-1 Tranmere (Wed, Pontin's Holiday League Cup)
Fixtures in the division next week :
Wrexham v Burnley (Mon, 7pm)
Carlisle v Tranmere (Tue, 2pm)
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale (Wed, 7pm)
Blackpool v Manchester City (Wed, 7pm)
Bury v Morecambe (Wed, 7pm)
Chester v Preston (Wed, 2pm)
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