Franck Moussa has fired Coventry City into a 1-0 half-time lead over Carlisle United at Sixfields tonight.

Moussa came close to firing the Sky Blues ahead after 10 minutes, only to see his goal-bound effort tipped wide by Sunderland loanee Jordan Pickford.

Steven Pressley's troops continued to force the issue and threatened once again shortly after through Carl Baker, whose right-footed effort from outside the area narrowly missed the top corner.

United soon grew into the encounter but Lee Miller's left-footed shot from a difficult angle proved as close as Graham Kavanagh's men would come to scoring before the break.

The hosts took the lead shortly after the half-hour mark, as Moussa side-footed a Conor Thomas pass beyond Pickford to earn a slender advantage at the interval.