Details confirmed for Carlisle United's cup clash with Stoke

Details for Carlisle United's Carabao Cup clash with Stoke City have been confirmed.

The Blues will take on the Championship side at Brunton Park on Tuesday, August 13 with a 7.30pm kick-off.

The first round encounter will be United's first competitive encounter with the Potters since the 1985/86 season when the clubs were Division Two opponents.

Now the sides are in the fourth and second tiers respectively as Paul Simpson's United aim to cause an upset against a Stoke side managed by Steven Schumacher, who played on loan for Carlisle under Simpson in 2003.

The game will be Carlisle's first home fixture of the 2024/25 campaign.

It was also confirmed this week that the game will be shown live on the Sky Sports + channel.

Ticket details will be confirmed in due course.