Huddersfield Town 2 Carlisle United 0: Town gain revenge over Carlisle

Winger Roberts was one of several Town players whose confidence was boosted by the narrow 2-1 defeat at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Roberts scored with two carbon copy goals, both expertly supplied by Kevin Kilbane and almost grabbed a hat-trick in first-half stoppage time but his audacious 30-yard lobwent inches over.

Joey Gudjonsson, Anthony Pilkington and Roberts had their tails up and set about Carlisle right from the off.

Jamie McCombe's header was beaten away by Collin before Lee was felled on the edge of the box and Roberts bent a free-kick round the wall only for Collins to push away low down.

Carlisle hit back and Town goalkeeper Ian Bennett produced a superb double-stop when he kept out former Leeds defender Lubo Michalik's powerful 30-yard free-kick and turned away the rebound from Francois Zoko.

Seconds later Bennett was needed again, tipping over Zoko's header.

That allowed Roberts to win the game with Kilbane putting him through for a finish into the same right-hand corner opf the net.

Carlisle, who slammed Town 4-0 at Brunton Park in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy Northern Area Final first leg, were able to restrict the home side after the break.

Huddersfield Town: Bennett; Hunt, McCombe, P Clarke, Naysmith; Peltier, Gudjonsson (Kay 78), Kilbane; Pilkington (Arfield 90), Lee (Afobe 74), Roberts. Unused substitutes: Colgan, Novak, Atkinson, Chippendale.

Carlisle United: Collin; Simek, Michalik, Cooper, Dudgeon; Berrett (Noble 58), Thirlwell, Taiwo (Robson 55); Curran (Loy 66). Marshall, Zoko. Unused substitutes: Livesey, Murphy, Wells, Caig.

Referee: D Deadman (Cambs).