Carlisle will be without defender David Raven and captain Paul Thirlwell for their FA Cup clash at home to Morecambe.

Raven has been sidelined for a month with a hip injury and no date has been put on his return.

Manager Greg Abbott is also without Thirlwell who has a long-standing Achilles injury. Danny Livesey will continue to wear the armband as a result.

Abbott is unlikely to tinker with the side that beat high-flying Charlton 3-1 last weekend.

England Under-20 midfielder Adam Clayton is in contention to make his debut after parent club Manchester City cleared him to play in the competition.

Abbott is expected to persist with an unconventional back four that includes Ian Harte at centre-half and Richard Keogh slotting in on the right.

Joe Anyinsah and Richard Offiong are both pushing for recalls but both are likely to have to settle for a place on the bench.