Carlisle United are 18/5 to give Paul Simpson a winning return to his former club Oxford United today.

The Blues are going in search of victory in their first away game of the League One campaign, under a manager who played for today's hosts from 1988-92.

Unibet and SpreadEx make Simmo's side 18/5 to win at the Kassam Stadium, with 10/3 offered by Bet365 and 3/1 by SkyBet.

Liam Manning's Oxford are odds-on to chalk up a home victory against the Cumbrians.

They are 7/10 with BetVictor, 4/5 with Bet365 and 8/11 with SkyBet.

The draw is 13/5.

Carlisle are seeking their first away win at Oxford since September 1980, when Gordon Staniforth and Peter Beardsley were United's scorers in a 2-1 victory.

A repeat of that scoreline in the Blues' favour today is 14/1.

A 1-0 win for Simpson's side is 12/1, while a 0-0 draw is priced 12/1.

Oxford, meanwhile, are 39/5 to triumph 2-0 and 14/1 to chalk up a 3-0 victory.

Ruben Rodrigues is 9/2 favourite to open the scoring for the hosts, with Cameron Brannagan 6/1 and Mark Harris 13/2.

Sean Maguire, who is pushing for his first Carlisle start, is 9/1 to strike first for the Blues.

Ryan Edmondson and Luke Plange are 11/1 with longer shots including Owen Moxon at 18/1, Callum Guy at 28/1 and Fin Back at 40/1.

Source: Oddschecker/Soccerbase.