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Seven goals and seven different goalscorers showing the strength in depth in Carlisle's attacking football at the moment. Although that spread of goals will certainly be tested for the youngsters considering they have a small squad of 15 fit players and the league, League Cup, FA Youth Cup, Cumberland Cup, reserve league and Reserve League Cup to compete in this season in a ridiculously bloated programme.
Crewe, having won 4-2 at Stockport on penalties in front of 236 spectators in the second round, the score being 2-2 at full-time and 3-3 after-extra-time, also won on the road in the opening stage of the competition as they tasted victory 2-0 at Bury. Their goals at the Shakers coming courtesy of Ben Marshall and Michal Jackson while against the Hatters Matt Lund, Daniel Shelley and Marshall again found the back of the net.
League-wise Crewe Alexandra have Academy status as a football club and so compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League. The Railwaymen currently sixth of ten teams with a record of five wins, four draws and five defeats from fourteen games played. Crewe's opponents in the division being Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Bolton Wanderers.
So a tough tie obviously awaits the young Blues when their third round game is played on Wednesday night, although the fact that Crewe, who admittedly defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in the league last time out, could only draw against a Stockport side that is mid-table in our Youth Alliance division, while Carlisle are second, shows that it is not an impossible task for United.
Second Round Results
Yeovil Town 1-2 Cirencester Town
Lewes 3-0 Croydon Athletic
Brentford 6-2 Thurrock
Oadby Town 0-3 Leeds United
Solihull Moors 0-2 Tranmere Rovers
Lincoln City 3-1 Mansfield Town
Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Bradford City
Cheltenham Town 0-1 Gillingham
Nantwich Town 2-1 Macclesfield Town
Swindon Town 3-0 Exeter City
Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Leyton Orient
Barnet 3-1 Havant and Waterlooville
Accrington Stanley 0-3 Carlisle United
Walsall 4-3 Rochdale, aet, 2-2 at 90 minutes
Millwall 5-1 Dagenham and Redbridge
Oldham Athletic 2-0 Rotherham United
Cambridge United 0-2 Northampton Town
Stockport County 3-3 Crewe Alexandra. aet, 2-2 at 90 minutes, Crewe win 4-2 on penalties
Leicester City 3-1 MK Dons
Bristol Rovers 3-1 Brighton and Hove Albion
Third Round Results And Fixtures
Manchester United 2-3 Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough
Swansea City 0-3 Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Sheffield United
Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Fulham
Charlton Athletic 2-1 Blackburn Rovers, aet, 1-1 at 90 minutes
Nottingham Forest 3-1 West Ham United
Ipswich Town 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
Leeds United 1-2 Liverpool
Swindon Town 1-5 Crystal Palace
Cardiff City 3-0 Blackpool
Sunderland 2-1 Cirencester Town
Portsmouth 2-1 Gillingham
Norwich City 1-0 Wigan Athletic
Coventry City 2-3 Stoke City, aet, 1-1 at 90 minutes
Reading 0-1 Preston North End
Lewes 1-2 Hull City
Birmingham City 2-1 Lincoln City, aet, 1-1 at 90 minutes
Leyton Orient 0-4 Watford
Barnsley 2-3 Walsall
Newcastle United 2-1 Oldham Athletic
Barnet 1-2 Bristol Rovers, aet, 1-1 at 90 minutes
Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra (10/12)
Northampton Town v Tranmere Rovers (10/12)
Burnley v West Bromwich Albion (10/12)
Aston Villa v Arsenal (10/12)
Southampton v Derby County (10/12)
Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City (10/12)
Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (10/12)
Sheffield Wednesday v Millwall (11/12)
Everton v Nantwich Town (15/12)
Fourth Round Qualifiers
Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
Plymouth Argyle
Charlton Athletic
Nottingham Forest
Ipswich Town
Liverpool
Crystal Palace
Cardiff City
Sunderland
Portsmouth
Norwich City
Stoke City
Preston North End
Hull City
Birmingham City
Watford
Walsall
Newcastle United
Bristol Rovers
Carlisle United or Crewe Alexandra
Northampton Town or Tranmere Rovers
Burnley or West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa or Arsenal
Southampton or Derby County
Queens Park Rangers or Bristol City
Leicester City or Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sheffield Wednesday or Millwall
Everton or Nantwich Town
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