Carlisle United are 9/5 to silence in-form Northampton Town and League One's player of the month today.

Those odds are offered by Coral and Unibet for a Blues victory against the Cobblers at Brunton Park.

Other United victory prices include 7/4 (Bet365) and 17/10 (SkyBet) as Paul Simpson's side look to get the better of Jon Brady's visitors.

Northampton have won four of their last five league games and are 17/10 with BoyleSports to take the points in Cumbria this afternoon. William Hill offer 8/5 for an away win.

With little to separate the sides according to the bookies, the draw could be an appealing option at 23/10 (QuinnBet).

Sam Hoskins, recently named League One's top player for November, is 11/2 favourite to get the first goal this afternoon.

He is on 12 goals for the season and has struck four in his last five outings for Northampton.

Joe Garner is 7/1 to strike first for the Cumbrians with top scorer Jordan Gibson 12/1, Luke Plange 15/2, Sean Maguire 17/2 and ex-Cobblers man Ryan Edmondson 17/2.

Longer shots for the opener in a United shirt include Jon Mellish at 20/1, Sam Lavelle at 33/1 and Jack Robinson at 40/1.

For Northampton, their former Carlisle players Patrick Brough and Jack Sowerby are 33/1 and 28/1 respectively.

The last meeting between the sides was a 0-0 draw in April, and the odds for a similar outcome between the two promoted teams is 43/5.

A repeat of March 2022's memorable 2-1 win early into Simpson's second reign is 10/1.

But a second consecutive 3-0 loss for United is 28/1.

Source: Oddschecker.