Keith Curle has warned Carlisle United not to repeat last season's mistake of taking Cheltenham for granted.

The Blues will be eyeing their first home win of the campaign when the Robins visit Brunton Park this weekend.

Carlisle are favourites to make it three wins in a row in all competitions.

But Curle is using last season's frustrating home draw against Gary Johnson's men as a warning against complacency.

United needed a late Jason Kennedy goal to scramble a point from the game after the newly-promoted Gloucestershire outfit had gone in front through Harry Pell.

Curle said: "People would probably say we'd be favourites, because we're playing Cheltenham.

"I don't see it like that.

"Last season, we were lucky to get a point out of that game. We got a little bit ahead of ourselves thinking we were going to roll a team over.

"We didn’t earn the right, and it's something we'll look at.

"We know how they play and how they want to play. The game down at their place was difficult and made even more so by the quagmire that it was played on. But we'll be respectful."

Cheltenham have taken three points from their first two games, starting with defeat at Morecambe but responding to beat Crawley at Whaddon Road.

They also dumped League One side Oxford out of the Carabao Cup after extra-time, earning a televised tie against West Ham, but on Tuesday were beaten by Swansea's Under-21s in the Checkatrade Trophy.

The busy August fixture list has led to a complaint from manager Johnson, who believes teams play too many games at this time of the season.

"We will have played eight games within a month at the start of the season," said Johnson, who recently lost forward Jerell Sellars to injury.

"It's a bit ask to play so many games in such a short space of time."

Johnson made a host of changes on Tuesday, handing four youngsters their first start and resting several first-team players ahead of their trip to Cumbria.

Curle, meanwhile, says United's late show against the Robins last season highlights the need for strong backing until the final whistle.

"I can't overstate the importance the supporters are going to play in that, for 94-95 minutes," he said.