Carlisle United 3-0 Stevenage

Carlisle United earned a third straight win under new boss Keith Curle in a game that saw injury-hit Stevenage forced to name 55-year-old ex-England goalkeeper Dave Beasant on the bench.

Away defender Charlie Lee almost added a third for the hosts when his miskick hit the post.

But Mark Beck did make it 3-0, side-footing in from six yards.

The Cumbrians were full value for their victory, which takes them out of the relegation zone, against a lacklustre Stevenage side who at least did not have to call upon goalkeeping coach Beasant.

Beasant, whose 26-year-old goalkeeping son Sam has played nine games for Boro so far this season, has not played since appearing for Brighton in a 2-2 draw at Grimsby in Division One, in May 2003.

He won two England caps in 1989 but was best known for saving a penalty when captaining Wimbledon as they beat Liverpool 1-0 in the 1988 FA Cup final.

Beasant made 775 senior appearances, with Wimbledon, Chelsea, Southampton and Nottingham Forest among his other clubs.

Stevenage manager Graham Westley told BBC Three Counties Radio:

"When you lose 3-0 away from home and when you concede those early goals, I don't think any of us are going to be happy.

"They're a long established football club that's played at the top level of the English game and we haven't got a divine right to come to places like this and get a result.

"I feel embarrassed, I feel humiliated. And any fan who's given us the effort to come here to support us will feel equally bad I'm sure. We all care about the same badge and we want the badge to be doing well.

"We can't get away from the fact that we are struggling without one or two of the bigger characters or players, so we need one or two of them back."