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Grimsby Town defeated Carlisle United 3-1 in a thrilling encounter at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes on February 8th, 2025. The League Two match, part of round 31 of the regular season, saw almost even possession (51% Grimsby, 49% Carlisle), but Grimsby’s clinical finishing proved decisive.
Carlisle took the lead early, with Lavelle scoring in the 5th minute, assisted by Embleton. The game remained tight, with yellow cards shown to Hugill and Lavelle for Carlisle before halftime. Grimsby equalised in the 63rd minute through Obikwu, assisted by Khouri. The second half continued to be an open affair, with Grimsby ultimately showing greater composure in front of goal. A penalty converted by Rose in the 83rd minute put Grimsby 2-1 up. Further yellow cards were shown to Khouri for Grimsby, and Embleton and Robson for Carlisle. An additional goal for Grimsby sealed the victory. Carlisle ended the match with four yellow cards and a less efficient shooting display. The referee for the match was Z. Kennard-Kettle.
Substitutions carlisle: at minute 63 J. Bevan came in and S. Wearne went out., at minute 64 E. Robson came in and W. Patching went out., at minute 77 C. Scott came in and E. Embleton went out., at minute 90 B. Barclay came in and S. Lavelle went out.
Substitutions grimsby: at minute 79 T. Warren came in and C. McJannett went out., at minute 84 C. Vernam came in and J. Obikwu went out., at minute 87 C. Thompson came in and K. Green went out., at minute 88 L. Barrington came in and E. Khouri went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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