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title: "Carlisle to host Salford City in FA Cup first round"
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description: "Carlisle meet Salford City on 7 November 2026 in the FA Cup first round, amid contrasting form for both sides in their recent matches."
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# Carlisle to host Salford City in FA Cup first round

Carlisle meet Salford City on 7 November 2026 in the FA Cup first round, amid contrasting form for both sides in their recent matches.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 6 November 2026، 06:21 Saudi time

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Carlisle to host Salford City in FA Cup first round

[Carlisle](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/carlisle-3371) will host [Salford City](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/salford-city-3399) in a match that brings the two sides together in the first round of the [FA Cup](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/fa-cup-58) for the 2026 season, on 7 November 2026 at 18:00 Saudi time (the same as Damascus time).

Regarding the home side's form, Carlisle won their last match against Tamworth 2-1 at home, after suffering a 1-4 defeat away to Blackpool. They had previously beaten Reading 3-2 away from home, and secured a big win over Boston United 5-2 at home, while they had earlier lost 0-2 at home to Wigan.

As for Salford City, the visiting side, they lost in their last outing 0-2 away to Manchester City, after having beaten Swindon Town 3-2 at home. Before that came a big 4-0 win at home over Leyton Orient, and a 1-1 draw at home with Lincoln, in addition to a heavy 0-8 defeat away to Manchester City in an earlier match.

This meeting comes as part of the first round of the FA Cup for the 2026 season, with both teams looking to continue their journey in the competition.

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