Cooper ready for Carlisle comeback

18 March 2011 15:00
Carlisle will welcome back Liam Cooper for the home match with Bournemouth but Harry Arter is unavailable. Centre-back Cooper returns after completing the one-match ban he received for his sending off against Peterborough last weekend by sitting out the midweek draw with Plymouth. However, the on-loan Hull man may have to settle for a place on the bench after replacement Lubomir Michalik, returning from a hamstring injury, earned praise from boss Greg Abbott for his performance against the Pilgrims. Midfielder Arter, who has scored once in three appearances since his month-long loan move from the Cherries, misses out as he is ineligible to face his parent club. Sunderland loanee Liam Noble serves the final game of the three-match suspension he was handed following his dismissal in the Hartlepool match on March 8. Skipper Paul Thirlwell made his first start since overcoming a calf problem against Argyle and after impressing should retain his place.

Source: PA