Carlisle manager John Ward is set to hand an instant recall to striker Scott Dobie as his in-form side host Brighton on Saturday afternoon.Dobie was forced to sit out the 1-0 win at his former club Nottingham Forest as part of the deal which saw him move from the City Ground to Brunton Park in January.

He is likely to replace Chris Lumsdon as Ward reverts to a 4-4-2 formation after employing Danny Graham as a lone frontman at the City Ground, where the former Middlesbrough man scored the only goal.

Fellow striker Joe Garner is out for the rest of the season with his serious knee injury, while Paul Thirlwell (ankle) is also a long-term absentee.

The Cumbrians climbed into second place in the table on Monday but were deposed by Doncaster 24 hours later, but Ward will be hoping a fifth successive win - and 10th in a row at home - will move his side back into the automatic promotion places.

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