Carlisle boss Paul Simpson is keen to “exploit” Wanderers’ positive approach this weekend.

The Cumbrian club have had a tough start to life in League One, with their only victory so far coming against Shrewsbury.

Simpson is wary of the Whites’ attacking threats but hopes his side can cause problems of their own in the final third.

“You have got Dion Charles, who has been prolific over the last two seasons,” he said. “The other big striker (Victor Adeboyejo) is a real handful.

“They are struggling a little bit with injuries. They have got two or three big players missing, Gethin Jones is suspended this weekend, but they are a footballing team and all of the players are comfortable on the ball.

“The two wing-backs are very positive. The left sided one (Randell Williams) is actually a winger but he is playing as a wing-back, and Dacres-Cogley I liked at Tranmere. They have got really attack-minded players.

“On the flip of it, I think we can actually exploit that because they are so positive. They are at home and they’ll be thinking it is just an automatic foregone conclusion that they get three points because they are playing against little Carlisle.

“So we have to step our game onto them and be aggressive in the way we press, move the ball quickly and see if we can cause them problems.”

Carlisle have sold around 4,500 tickets for the trip to the Toughsheet Community Stadium – a venue they have only previously played at behind closed doors during the pandemic.

Simpson came up against Wanderers on several occasions during his playing days and is relishing a return this weekend.

“I think I have only played once or twice at the new stadium,” he continued. “But I had lots of games at the old one, particularly I remember playing youth cup games there.

“I have more memories of the old Burnden Park, but that is probably a reflection of how old I am!

“I think it is a lovely stadium, but my memory of stadiums is tarnished by a bad result so I only want it to be a good memory this weekend.”