Barrow vs Preston

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:30
Barrow
Barrow
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 SO Legal Stadium (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria) 👤 Ross Joyce

Match report

Preston edged past Barrow 1-0 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 22 shots to Barrow's 9.

The match was played at SO Legal Stadium (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria), with Ross Joyce in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 9 - 22 On target 3 - 5 Corners 1 - 13 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Benjamin Winterbottom
Barrow · 5 saves
7 David Worrall captained the side
7 Niall Canavan captained the side
7 Lewis Shipley captained the side
7 Jack Earing captained the side
First half vs second half
Preston came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–9 6–13
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–2
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 0–6 1–7
Attacks 38–59 46–58
Match statistics
1 Corners 13
3 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 117
37 Dangerous Attacks 65
3 On Target 7
6 Off Target 17
9 Shots Total 22
3 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 10
1 Shots Blocked 7
5 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 12
10 Fouls 10
1 Corners 13
3 Offsides 1
38% Ball Possession 62%
1 Yellow Cards 0
5 Saves 3
348 Passes Total 570
267 Passes Accurate 486
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  3-5-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Barrow · 5-3-2
31 B. Winterbottom
27 D. Worrall 5 C. Raglan 6 N. Canavan 3 L. Shipley 7 B. Jackson
21 J. Earing 22 R. Booty 8 S. Smith
23 C. Mahoney 10 T. Walker
Preston · 3-5-1-1
12 J. Walton
42 O. Offiah 19 L. Gibson 3 A. Vukčević
2 P. Valentín 20 T. Carrol 22 S. Þórðarson 23 J. Okkels 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen
21 A. Devine
28 M. Osmajić
Barrow
Coach
Andrew Whing
Substitutes
  • 11 Elliot Newby
  • 29 Tom Barkhuizen
  • 18 Innes Cameron
  • 1 Wyll Stanway
  • 16 Sam Foley
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 8 Alistair McCann
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 16 Andrew Hughes
  • 1 Daniel Iversen
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 31 Michael Ayodele
Substitutions
  • 29' ↑ A. McCann ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston
  • 54' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 55' ↑ M. Smith ↓ M. Osmajić Preston
  • 55' ↑ T. Small ↓ T. Carroll Preston
  • 62' ↑ E. Newby ↓ D. Worrall Barrow
  • 67' ↑ I. Cameron ↓ T. Walker Barrow
  • 67' ↑ T. Barkhuizen ↓ J. Earing Barrow
  • 77' ↑ A. Hughes ↓ A. Vukčević Preston
Cards
  • 81' E. Newby Barrow
Head-to-head
Barrow 0 0 draws 1 Preston
2025-08-12 Barrow vs Preston 0 - 1
Recent form
Barrow D D D L W
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Barrow vs Preston?
Barrow lost 0-1 against Preston on 12 August 2025.
Who won Barrow vs Preston?
Preston won the match 1-0.
Where was Barrow vs Preston played?
The match was played at SO Legal Stadium (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria).
Who had more possession in Barrow vs Preston?
Preston had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.