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Carlisle United 2-2 Southend United: Shrimpers fight back to reel in Cumbrians

Play-off chasing Southend United fought from two goals down to take a point from Carlisle United in front of a bumper crowd of 10,520 at Brunton Park.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2026

By Thomas Ridley

CARLISLE UNITED 2
Kelly 3, Linney 36

SOUTHEND UNITED 2
Dallas 65, Thomas (og) 81

BACK IN BUSINESS: Regan Linney fires home Carlisle’s second goal – his first in 2026
PICTURE: Ben Holmes

Play-off chasing Southend United fought from two goals down to take a point from Carlisle United in front of a bumper crowd of 10,520 at Brunton Park.
Pride
First-half goals from Georgie Kelly and Regan Linney put Mark Hughes’ Cumbrians in firm control at the break, only for the Shrimpers to hit back in the second half through Andy Dallas and a Terell Thomas own goal nine minutes from ...

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