Carlisle United are short-odds favourites to return to action in style today.

The Blues are 11/10 to defeat Newport County at Brunton Park in their first game for two weeks.

William Hill and 888Sport are among the bookmakers offering those odds, with Bet365 pricing a Carlisle victory at 23/20.

Fourth-placed United this afternoon take on a Newport side who start the weekend in 18th place.

Graham Coughlan's visitors, who won at Brunton Park last season, are 5/2 for another victory this time around.

The Exiles have drawn their last four games - and another draw this afternoon is 11/5.

Carlisle come up against one of their former strikers this afternoon in the shape of County's Offrande Zanzala.

He is 9/1 to get the first goal against his former club.

For United, top scorer Kristian Dennis is 5/1 favourite for the opener with Omari Patrick 13/2 to mark his return to fitness with the first goal.

Owen Moxon is 11/1 to strike first for Carlisle and claim his first Brunton Park goal in the process.

A debut opener for new signing Alfie McCalmont is 14/1 with ex-Newprt man Jamie Devitt also 14/1.

Other Newport first-scorer odds include Omar Bogle at 7/1, Lewis Collins at 9/1, Mickey Demetriou at 28/1 and Nathan Moriah-Welsh - who got the opener when the clubs met at Rodney Parade this season - at 22/1.

Corey Whelan, who bagged Carlsle's equaliser that day, is 14/1 to pick up a goal at any stage this afternoon.

United are 11/2 to win 1-0, 9/1 for a 2-0 triumph and 20/1 to prevail 3-1.

Newport are 12/1 for a repeat of last season's 2-1 victory.

A goalless draw is 15/2 while 1-1 is 11/2.

Source: Oddschecker