Barrow vs Tranmere

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 7 Oct 2025, 18:30
Barrow
Barrow
1–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Tranmere
Tranmere
🏟 Holker Street

Match report

Tranmere edged past Barrow 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 7 October 2025.

Barrow had 15 shots to Tranmere's 14.

The match was played at Holker Street.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 15 - 14 On target 2 - 6 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 11 - 15 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Charlie Whitaker
Tranmere · 2 goals
9 Cameron Norman 2 assists
8 Elliot Newby 1 goal
7 David Worrall captained the side
7 Ben Jackson captained the side
First half vs second half
Tranmere came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–4 6–10
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–4
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 3–0 5–1
Attacks 56–55 49–48
Match statistics
8 Corners 1
2 Substitution 3
105 Attacks 103
55 Dangerous Attacks 53
3 On Target 7
11 Off Target 5
50% Ball Possession 50%
15 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 4
8 Shots Blocked 4
11 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 15
8 Corners 1
2 Offsides 2
38% Ball Possession 62%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 1
295 Passes Total 511
206 Passes Accurate 429
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Barrow · 4-3-3
31 B. Winterbottom
27 D. Worrall 3 L. Shipley 7 B. Jackson 11 E. Newby
34 B. Whitfield 45 R. Harper 22 R. Booty
8 S. Smith 10 T. Walker 18 I. Cameron
Tranmere · 3-4-2-1
12 J. Barrett
2 C. Norman 5 N. Smith 3 P. Brough
14 J. Joseph 24 B. Blacker 6 R. Smallwood 25 T. Harris
10 J. Davison 18 C. Jennings
7 C. Whitaker
Barrow
Coach
Andrew Whing
Substitutes
  • 19 Michael Adu-Poku
  • 14 Charlie McCann
  • 1 Wyll Stanway
  • 20 Isaac Fletcher
  • 25 Josh Gordon
  • 23 Connor Mahoney
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 17 Sol Solomon
  • 29 Joe Ironside
  • 13 Joe Murphy
  • 11 Omari Patrick
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ C. McCann ↓ R. Harper Barrow
  • 65' ↑ M. Adu Poku ↓ E. Newby Barrow
  • 75' ↑ S. Solomon ↓ J. Joseph Tranmere
  • 90+4' ↑ O. Patrick ↓ T. Harris Tranmere
  • 90+1' ↑ J. Ironside ↓ J. Davison Tranmere
Cards
  • 45+1' R. Booty Barrow
  • 58' R. Harper Barrow
  • 60' I. Cameron Barrow
  • 72' P. Brough Tranmere
Head-to-head
Barrow 3 4 draws 5 Tranmere
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Recent form
Barrow D D D L W
Tranmere D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Barrow vs Tranmere?
Barrow lost 1-2 against Tranmere on 7 October 2025.
Who won Barrow vs Tranmere?
Tranmere won the match 2-1.
Where was Barrow vs Tranmere played?
The match was played at Holker Street.
Who had more possession in Barrow vs Tranmere?
Barrow had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.