Bookies are struggling to separate Carlisle United and Wigan Athletic as they meet in the league for the first time in 26 years tonight.

Both sides are priced 17/10 for victory by Bet 365.

Carlisle have a point from their first two League One games while Wigan have chalked up two wins.

United, though, sit three points above the Latics because of their opponents' eight-point deducsion over financial issues.

SkyBet favour Wigan by a fraction, making them 7/5 for the win compared with Carlisle's 8/5.

888Sport also give Shaun Maloney's visitors the slight nod at 8/5 with United 13/8.

The draw at Brunton Park is 12/5.

Tonight's game sees striker Charlie Wyke face the club he left in January 2017 after an impressive goalscoring spell.

The Wigan striker, who has two goals to his name already this season, is 15/2 to open the scoring against the Blues.

Callum Lang is 7/1 favourite to net first for the visitors while Sean Maguire, who Paul Simpson hopes to have available after a family matter caused his absence on Saturday, is also 7/1.

Luke Plange, Dan Butterworth and ex-Wigan man Joe Garner are all 8/1 for the Cumbrians.

Longer shots include Ryan Edmondson at 9/1, Jordan Gibson at 12/1, Alfie McCalmont at 16/1 and Callum Guy at 22/1.

For Wigan, Stephen Humphrys is 11/1 for the opener with Thelo Aasgaard 10/1, Callum McManaman 14/1 and Scott Smith 20/1.

Carlisle's last home clash with Wigan, back in September 1997, was a 1-0 win for the Cumbrians, and Paul Simpson's side are 8/1 for that outcome tonight.

Wigan last triumphed at Brunton Park in the league in November 1996 with an emphatic 3-0 win. A repeat of that is 30/1.

A 1-1 draw is priced 11/2 with a 2-1 Blues victory 9/1 - the same price on a 2-1 away win.

Source: Oddschecker