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Can the Blues net the Shrimps in Trophy? Bookies' verdict

Will Morecambe No2 Danny Grainger, left, get the better of his former club tonight, or can Jack Ellis, right, help the Blues to victory? <i>(Image: Ben Challis / Ben Holmes)</i>
Will Morecambe No2 Danny Grainger, left, get the better of his former club tonight, or can Jack Ellis, right, help the Blues to victory? (Image: Ben Challis / Ben Holmes)

Carlisle United are 9/4 to win tonight's battle of the EFL's bottom two in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy.

The Blues head to the Mazuma Mobile Stadium to take on Morecambe in their final northern group C game.

Carlisle already know they cannot reach the knockout stages while the Shrimps are already through and aiming to finish top of the group.

Plenty of changes are expected on both sides with United 9/4 with SpreadEx to sign off this season's Trophy efforts with a win.

A victory for Mike Williamson's side is 2/1 with 888Sport and 11/5 with Bet365.

Morecambe, who have beaten Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest Under-21s in their previous group games, are 20/21 for the victory with BoyleSports, 11/10 with Unibet and 21/20 with BetVictor.

The draw in Lancashire is 5/2.

Carlisle's last trip to Morecambe also came in this competition in November 2021, when Keith Millen's side chalked up a 2-0 victory.

A similar result this evening is 18/1.

A 1-0 win for the Cumbrians has odds of 11/1 with a 3-1 away win 25/1.

Morecambe, managed by Derek Adams with ex-Carlisle captain Danny Grainger his assistant, are 8/1 to win 1-0 and 17/2 for a 2-1 victory over the Blues.

A 0-0 draw is 11/1 with a 1-1 draw 6/1.

Carlisle have kept clean sheets after 90 minutes in both their most recent games, and are 10/3 to make it three shut-outs in a row tonight.

Morecambe are 11/5 to keep the Blues out over the course of the game.

United, meanwhile, are 5/1 to be ahead both at half-time and full-time, while they are 35/1 to be trailing at the break but winning come the end of things.

If you fancy both teams to score, the price is 4/6, while Carlisle are 11/8 to get the game's first goal, Morecambe 4/5.

Source: Oddschecker.