Carlisle United have reached their target of an 8,000 crowd at Brunton Park for tomorrow's home match against League Two promotion rivals MK Dons.

The Blues announced the sale of the 8,000 ticket this afternoon on their Twitter account.

United’s #8kforMK campaign, featuring reduced ticket prices, has captured fans’ imagination.

It has seen social media videos involving players, posters displayed in the area and businesses donating tickets to schools and community groups.

“It’s fantastic,” said Pressley on the efforts of the club’s media and marketing departments to promote the game at yesterday's pre-match press conference.

“That’s why, when you come to the end of the season and achieve promotion, it’s more than just the players. It’s everybody’s efforts within the club to try to get the team over the line. I think we all have a part to play.

"Some people’s parts are highlighted more than others but, make no mistake, everybody has their part to play."

Steven Pressley's side will go into the encounter without playmaker Jamie Devitt who begins a three-match suspension after his sending off in the 2-1 defeat at Crewe on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Paul Tisdale's team responded with a 1-0 victory at Newport County to move back within four points of the automatic promotion spots after they had previously suffered back-to-back defeats.