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Can Carlisle United net the points at Fleetwood? Bookies' verdict

Will Ronan Coughlan and Fleetwood, left, prevail or can Will Patching, right, and new-look Carlisle, claim a much-needed result? <i>(Image: PA / Ben Holmes)</i>
Will Ronan Coughlan and Fleetwood, left, prevail or can Will Patching, right, and new-look Carlisle, claim a much-needed result? (Image: PA / Ben Holmes)

Carlisle United are 16/5 to kickstart their survival bid with a win at Fleetwood Town today.

Mike Williamson's Blues head to the Highbury Stadium desperate to start making up ground at the bottom of League Two.

BetFred make a United win 16/5 with Bet365 offering odds of 3/1 and SkyBet plumping for 29/10.

Hosts Fleetwood, improving under Pete Wild, are odds-on for a third straight victory today.

A home win is priced 4/5 by SkyBet with Ladbrokes offering 10/11 for a Cod Army victory.

The draw on the Fylde Coast is 27/10.

Carlisle will today come up against their former midfielder Harrison Neal, who joined Fleetwood last week.

He is 20/1 to score the opening goal and 17/2 to score at any stage against his former club.

United could have all ten of their January signings in their squad at Highbury.

Of those, Paul Dummett is 75/1 to get the opening goal on his debut, with Cedwyn Scott 9/1 and Joe Hugill 10/1.

Longer shots in the Blues ranks include Charlie McArthur at 45/1, Sam Lavelle at 40/1 and Will Patching at 25/1.

For Fleetwood, Ronan Coughlan is 5/1 favourite to score first, with Ryan Broom 10/1 and Phoenix Patterson 10/1.

Other first-scorer prices in the home ranks include Brendan Wiredu at 25/1 and Danny Mayor - who scored twice in Fleetwood's 3-2 win at Brunton Park in September - 11/1.

Carlisle drew 1-1 at this ground last season in League One, and a similar outcome today is 6/1.

Another 1-0 defeat for the Blues is 6/1, while a 1-0 away win for the Cumbrians is priced 11/1.

Fleetwood are 28/1 for another 3-2 win over the Blues, while Carlisle are 13/1 to pick up a 2-1 victory.

United are 6/4 to draw a third consecutive blank in front of goal, while they are 10/1 to score three or more on the road for the first time this season.

Source: Oddschecker.