Injured trio missing for Cumbrians

Richard Offiong, David Raven and Paul Thirlwell are all set to miss out for the in-form Cumbrians.Offiong is missing after tweaking a knee ligament in training, Raven is on the long road to recovery from a hip injury and skipper Thirlwell is still battling back from an Achilles problem.In midweek Carlisle recorded a 3-0 win over 10-man Bradford and booked their place in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Area Final against Leeds.Former Bantams midfielder Marc Bridge-Wilkinson, who has been sidelined by a knee injury, returned to play the last 10 minutes of Tuesday's thumping win.Abbott said: "It's a good dressing room right now."

Source: Team_Talk