Jamie Devitt made his comeback with a 90-minute outing as Carlisle United drew 1-1 in a friendly with Middlesbrough.

The fit-again midfielder played the full game while there were also outings for fit-again Ben Barclay, Ryan Edmondson and Josh Dixon.

First-team players Kristian Dennis, John-Kymani Gordon, Jayden Harris, Jack Robinson, Corey Whelan and Michael Kelly all featured in the game.

Striker Dennis got Carlisle's goal from the penalty spot in the behind-closed-doors game at Middlesbrough's training ground.

Fellow frontman Edmondson, fresh from scoring the winner at Swindon on Saturday, got 65 minutes as he continued his comeback from injury.

Defender Barclay, like Devitt, played the full game, along with Harris, Gordon, Dennis and Boro loanee Robinson.

Midfielder Dixon, in his second outing since returning from a cruciate knee ligament injury, played the first half.

Dennis gave United the lead on the hour mark after Gordon was fouled in the box, before the home side levelled.

Devitt's return gives Blues boss Paul Simpson another timely boost ahead of United's 11-game run-in.

The experienced midfielder has been out for a month with a calf injury.

United: Kelly, Barclay, Whelan (Hardy 74), M Bell (H Gordon 83), Dixon (Allan 46), Harris, Devitt, Robinson, Edmondson (Bollado 65), Dennis, JK Gordon. Not used: Boyd.