United are off down the A1 on their travels once again this weekend.
Stevenage boss Steve Evans warned when he took over in March that changes were afoot and he was true to his word as he released 15 players and put another four on the transfer list with the club having finished in 21st place at the end of last season.
The period between the middle of May and the middle of June was unsurprisingly extremely busy, with defender Carl Piergianni, midfielder Michael Bostwick and keeper Aaron Chapman the first to come through the door.
Forward Danny Rose arrived following his release from Northampton, and midfielder Dean Campbell joined on-loan from Aberdeen.
Max Clark turned down a new contract offer at Rochdale to make the move to Stevenage, and former Motherwell winger Jordan Roberts arrived on a permanent agreement the same day.
Defender Dan Sweeney came in from promoted Forest Green, and a further loan deal followed as the squad continued to be replenished. Fulham keeper Taye Ashby-Hammond was the loanee, with Boreham Wood defender Kane Smith making it a double announcement when he drove up the road to pen a contract.
Signing number 11 was teenager Saxon Earley, in for the season from Norwich.
Two league wins from two was a perfect start for Boro - Tranmere were put to the sword on their own patch and Stockport felled at home - and a late strike from Rose secured a deserved victory in the Carabao Cup away at Reading. A home tie against Peterborough awaits on Tuesday.
Currently in fourth spot, a very late Danny Rose goal secured a 1-1 away point at Walsall last Saturday, and a first-half header from Piergianni got them back to winning ways with a 1-0 success against Rochdale at the Lamex on Tuesday night.
Like United, that leaves them unbeaten so far this term.
Starting or off the bench, Danny Rose is a real threat.
He's got two already this season, and he has a knack of ghosting into areas completey unannounced.
We tend to choose him, so why buck the trend!
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| Carlisle wins | Draws | Stevenage wins | |
| League | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 8 |
United won 2-1 when these teams met in Cumbria in April 2022 with second half goals from Joe Riley and Lewis Alessandra providing a cushion. Luke Norris bagged from the spot, but it was too little too late.
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Jon Mellish and Jordan Gibson scored the goals at the Lamex in December 2021 that gave the Blues a comfortable away victory.
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A red card for Rod McDonald on 18 minutes put United on the back foot as Tom Pett, Luke Norris and Arthur Read made the one-man advantage when these teams met in March 2021. Brennan Dickenson scored his first goal for the club, but it wasn't quite enough to make a difference.
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December 2020 brought a convincing home victory for United with goals from Nick Anderton, Josh Kayode, Lewis Alessandra and Joe riley making up the 4-0 win. Luke Prosser was sent off with 15 minutes left to play to compound the misery for the visitors.
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The only meeting of these teams in the Covid hit 2019/20 season was in September, where a brace from Harry McKirdy and a goal from Nathan Thomas were enough to cancel out a double strike from Kurtis Guthrie.
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We were also down in Stevenage in April 2019, and it was one to forget for United as Iontton and a brace from Guthrie deflated the travelling crowd.
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The Boro picked up where they had left off the previous season when they came north in September 2018. Carlisle were made to pay for early missed chances when Ben Kennedy scored a beauty after the break, and there was more disappointment when an Adam Campbell header crashed against the post late in the day.
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Our visit to the Lamex in January 2018 was a tight affair but it was United who created the better of the chances, with Danny Grainger and Jamie Devitt both going close from first half free kicks. Sam Cosgrove could have wrapped things up when he was played clean through but, in the end, neither side could find a way to break the deadlock.
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It was another tough one for the Blues almost exactly two years ago when early second half goals from Kennedy and Tom Pett put Boro in cruise control as they saw their way through to a comfortable three points.
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Referee - Craig Hicks
Assistant Referee 1 - Paul Kelly
Assistant Referee 2 - Andy Bennett
Fourth Official - Stephen Brown
Observer - Brian Curson
Our referee for this fixture is Mr Craig Hicks. Craig has been in charge of three games so far this season and has shown 11 yellow cards and one red.
Craig was at Forest Green in January 2022 when we lost 3-0. A Morgan Feeney own-goal was compounded by second-half strikes from Matt Stevens and Jamille Matt, and Callum Guy and Jack Armer went in the book on the day.
We first met at Colchester in December 2019. The U's won 3-0 (Nat Knight-Percival scored an unfortunate own goal) and Gethin Jones and Stefan Scougall had their names taken.
We have been allocated an initial 200 reserved seated tickets.
Prices
| Pre-match | Match day | |
| Adult | £22 | £24 |
| Senior 60+ | £20 | £22 |
| Student with valid NUS card | £20 | £22 |
| Ex/Current serviceman/women (with a defence discount card) | £20 | £22 |
| NHS/Emergency service worker | £20 | £22 |
| U18 | £14 | £16 |
| U12 | £8 | £10 |
Adult ambulant disabled supporters or adult wheelchair users pay £20 with the carer free of charge.
Any other concessions pay the relevant price with the carer free of charge. Proof of disability in the form of a PIP letter in a higher or middle allowance is accepted.
Any disabled parking can be booked in advance by contacting Stevenage FC on dslo@stevenagefc.com
Dates of sale
| Date | Time |
| Thu 18 Aug | 10am – 4pm |
Methods of purchase:
- In person – come to the main ticket office at the designated time.
- Phone – ring the ticket office 03300 945 930 option 1 at the designated times and pay with a credit / debit card.
- Internet – buy online HERE.
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