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The Saddlers will once again have a fully-fit squad to select from, manager Dean Smith may choose to remain unchanged from last weekends victory over Shrewsbury Town.
Defender Paul Downing and midfielder Adam Chambers are still one booking away from their fifth of the season and an automatic one-match ban.Carlisle United are without experienced defender Pascal Chimbonda, who has been sent for a second opinion after undergoing scans on a hip injury.
Midfielder David Symington is also missing after tearing his thigh. Danny Livesey and Mark Gillespie remain out.
Walsall's 1-0 win at Shrewsbury last weekend was their first victory in five matches, while Carlisle have lost just once in seven league games since the 2-0 defeat at Fleetwood on 13 November.
In terms of head-to-head, Walsall have lost one in ten of their last fixtures and hold a slight overall lead versus their opponents, with twenty-two wins and sixteen defeats, there have also been seventeen draws in all competitions..
This weekends referee is scheduled to be Darren Bond, who is based in Lancashire. Referee Bond has officiated over fourteen games in various competitions this season, where he has issued forty-two yellow cards and one red.
Our linesmen will be Mark Jones and Robert Merchant whilst Amy Fearn is Fourth Official.