Carlisle United are 5/1 to end Charlton Athletic's six-game unbeaten run at The Valley this afternoon.

The Blues, after nine defeats in ten, head to south London desperate for another uplift.

888Sport and Betfair price a Carlisle win at 5/1 with Bet365 offering 9/2 and Unibet opting for 19/4.

Nathan Jones' Charlton are odds-on to see off League One's bottom-placed side this afternoon.

A Valiants win is 11/20 with BoyleSports and 8/15 with BetVictor.

The draw is 16/5.

This afternoon's game sees United defender Sam Lavelle return to his former club, having scored to earn Carlisle a point in the reverse fixture at Brunton Park in November.

Lavelle is 18/1 to find the net again at any stage this afternoon.

Charlton, meanwhile, have an ex-Blue in their defensive ranks in the shape of Macaulay Gillesphey.

He is 20/1 to find the net against his old club, and 40/1 for the opening goal for Jones' team.

Shorter first-scorer odds can be found with Charlton's Alfie May at 18/5, with Daniel Kanu 11/2 and Karoy Anderson 17/1.

For Carlisle, Luke Armstrong is 10/1 to get the first goal, with Jack Diamond 15/1, Josh Vela 28/1, Dan Butterworth 16/1, Jon Mellish 45/1 and Paul Huntington 45/1.

This is Carlisle's first visit to The Valley since a 2-0 FA Cup defeat in December 2011.

A similar outcome today is 13/2.

United's last victory at Charlton's ground was the 3-1 victory in March 2011 when goals from Ben Marshall, Craig Curran and Rory Loy.

A repeat of that in the Cumbrians' favour is 50/1.

A 1-0 away win is 14/1 with a 1-1 draw 7/1, while a 3-0 defeat for the Cumbrians is priced 10/1.

A clean sheet for the Cumbrians in the capital, meanwhile, has odds of 9/2, with a shut-out for the hosts priced 6/5. Carlisle to fail to keep the back door closed is 1/7.

Source: Oddschecker.