There's no prizes for guessing Cumbria’s Match of the Day tomorrow - a tasty derby at Winters Park.

Penrith host North One West leaders Carlisle, and are 18 points behind their neighbours, and needing to do something about it.

The hosts will have painful memories of the second game of the season when they crashed 31-5 at Warwick Road.

They did enjoy a Cumbria Cup success against the City side but that was a day when it was virtually a 2nd XV against a Mixed XV, and nothing too much could be drawn from it.

Carlisle go into the clash from a position of strength - 10 points clear at the top and on the back of some recent outstanding performances.

A 50-point demolition of their nearest rivals Stockport and an equally impressive first-half display last week against Firwood Waterloo highlighted why they are so far clear at the top.

With a fearsome pack, which has been mastered by few opponents, and a back division strengthened by the guile and experience of Grant Connon and Chris Auld, Carlisle can look back on a first-half of the season which has gone even better than new coach Matt Shields dared hope.

Opposite number Dave Preston had availability issues early in the season which held his side back, but now it’s more a case of trying to find some form when they travel away.

Last week was a case in point as Penrith’s poor away form continued with a 32-12 defeat.

There was not even the consolation of a bonus point as they did battle with a side that showed five changes in the starting line-up after a number of unavailabilities.

That shouldn’t be a problem tomorrow with the prospect of a home derby against the league leaders. They will be looking to restore some pride after losing the league game at Warwick Road.

They can take some positives out of the effort and application on display at Blackburn in difficult conditions.

They only trailed 15-12 at half-time after tries from George Graham and Scott Lancaster (playing his first senior game for three years). But with the wind in their favour in the second half, an early disallowed try by Jon Fell was as good as it got and the hosts came through to win well.

Carlisle completed the first half of the season with a 27-14 home win over Firwood Waterloo to stay 10 points clear at the top.

The only disappointing feature was that they led 24-0 at half-time after a top-class display and rather let standards drop, allowing Waterloo to close to within 12 points before Connon landed a late penalty.

They had scored four tries in the first half through Shields, James Telford, Grant Connon and Steve Benson (his first for the seniors).

The visitors enjoyed more time with the ball in the second half and Carlisle were left having to defend their 22 for much of the first 25 minutes of the half. It was needed, too, as Waterloo had scored two early tries.

Carlisle did have more possession in the closing stages but could only add a Connon penalty five minutes from time.

The only black mark on the weekend was that Carlisle Crusaders had to call-off their Cumbria League Two game with Egremont due to a combination of injuries and unavailability.

It meant they were unable to field a front-row for the game and reluctantly conceded, sending their apologies.

Tomorrow, they are at home to second-in-the-table Workington while Creighton travel to Egremont.

Aspatria Eagles visit Furness; Moresby host Windermere and leaders Silloth entertain Millom.

If Penrith v Carlisle will attract the biggest crowd, there should also be a good attendance at Keswick’s Davidson Park where the home side take on Aspatria.

It’s Cumbria League One’s own Match of the Day between first and second - with six points between them.

Keswick eventually overcame a dogged Upper Eden side 25-0 to complete a quick double over the Kirkby Stephen side. They scored tries through Louis Cornforth, Aaron Thompson and Ryan Weir, plus a penalty try.

Aspatria had lost at St. Benedict’s three weeks earlier but gained substantial revenge with a 49-5 win at Bower Park. They posted seven tries in their first win against the Whitehaven side for over five years.

The Bennies line-up was vastly changed from that which narrowly beat the Black Reds on home soil in November, and the absences made a big difference.

The Aspatria tries were scored by Matthew Atkinson (2), Ken Bowes, Jack Clegg, Grant Bethwaite, Graham Andrews and Patrick Nouch.

Cockermouth went third as they completed a fine double over Wigton by virtue of a 19-5 home win following a narrow 13-12 victory at Lowmoor Road last month.

Elsewhere, after an excellent performance in the 34-10 win over Northumberland at Penrith, Cumbria Under-18s hope to follow up against Durham at Preston Grasshoppers on Sunday, kick-off 3.15pm.

Team manager Nigel Beaty said: "There are a couple of boys injured from the last game but, on the plus side, some players have now recovered from injury and come into consideration for selection."