Barrow vs Tranmere

League Two 9 Dec 2025, 19:45
Barrow
Barrow
0–3
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Tranmere
Tranmere
🏟 Holker Street Round 19

Match report

Tranmere cruised past Barrow 3-0 in the League Two on 9 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Tranmere dominated possession with 72% of the ball, while Barrow had 13 shots to Tranmere's 11.

N. Canavan was sent off in the 84th minute.

The match was played at Holker Street.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 28% - 72% Shots 13 - 11 On target 4 - 5 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 10 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Charlie Whitaker
Tranmere · 1 goal
8 Joe Murphy 5 saves
8 Billy Blacker captained the side
7 Kristian Dennis 1 goal
7 Joe Ironside 1 goal
First half vs second half
Tranmere came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 6–7
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–4
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 3–3 2–2
Attacks 51–54 49–43
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
0 Penalty 2
2 Substitution 5
100 Attacks 97
51 Dangerous Attacks 34
5 On Target 4
10 Off Target 6
28% Ball Possession 72%
13 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 7
10 Fouls 8
5 Corners 5
3 Offsides 2
54% Ball Possession 46%
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 5
364 Passes Total 320
269 Passes Accurate 203
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Barrow · 3-4-2-1
1 W. Stanway
5 C. Raglan 6 N. Canavan 7 B. Jackson
34 B. Whitfield 4 J. Williams 14 C. McCann 29 T. Barkhuizen
23 C. Mahoney 21 J. Earing
25 J. Gordon
Tranmere · 5-3-2
13 J. Murphy
14 J. Joseph 2 C. Norman 5 N. Smith 3 P. Brough 23 E. Bristow
24 B. Blacker 6 R. Smallwood 7 C. Whitaker
9 K. Dennis 29 J. Ironside
Barrow
Coach
Andrew Whing
Substitutes
  • 18 Innes Cameron
  • 11 Elliot Newby
  • 31 Benjamin Winterbottom
  • 3 Lewis Shipley
  • 20 Isaac Fletcher
  • 19 Michael Adu-Poku
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 4 Jordan Turnbull
  • 18 Connor Jennings
  • 30 Aaron McGowan
  • 10 Josh Davison
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
  • 12 Jack Barrett
  • 25 Taylan Harris
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ J. Turnbull ↓ E. Bristow Tranmere
  • 74' ↑ I. Cameron ↓ C. Raglan Barrow
  • 75' ↑ C. Jennings ↓ C. Whitaker Tranmere
  • 83' ↑ E. Newby ↓ C. Mahoney Barrow
  • 87' ↑ J. Davison ↓ J. Ironside Tranmere
  • 87' ↑ A. McGowan ↓ P. Brough Tranmere
  • 88' ↑ N. Kenneh ↓ R. Smallwood Tranmere
Cards
  • 84' N. Canavan Barrow
  • 20' M. Williams Barrow
  • 51' J. Gordon Barrow
  • 53' N. Canavan Barrow
  • 72' K. Dennis Tranmere
  • 84' C. McCann Barrow
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 0-3 against Tranmere on 9 December 2025.
Who won Barrow vs Tranmere?
Tranmere won the match 3-0.
Where was Barrow vs Tranmere played?
The match was played at Holker Street.
Who had more possession in Barrow vs Tranmere?
Tranmere had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.