Tranmere vs Barrow

League Two 29 Dec 2025, 19:45
Tranmere
Tranmere
1–3
HT 0–3
FULL TIME
Barrow
Barrow
🏟 Prenton Park Round 23

Match report

Barrow beat Tranmere 3-1 in the League Two on 29 December 2025.

Barrow dominated possession with 64% of the ball, while Tranmere had 25 shots to Barrow's 16.

N. Canavan was sent off in the 64th minute.

The match was played at Prenton Park.

Half-time 0-3 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 25 - 16 On target 7 - 7 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 9 - 15 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
Sam Finley
Tranmere · 65 passes (78% accurate)
8 Patrick Brough 1 goal
8 Charlie Raglan 1 goal
8 Ben Jackson 1 goal
8 Jayden Joseph captained the side
First half vs second half
Tranmere stepped it up after the break, with 14 shots in the second half compared to 11 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–10 14–6
Shots On Goal 2–5 5–2
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 3–1 4–2
Attacks 60–37 65–18
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
4 Substitution 3
125 Attacks 55
75 Dangerous Attacks 40
8 On Target 6
18 Off Target 8
36% Ball Possession 64%
25 Shots Total 16
7 Shots On Goal 7
11 Shots Off Goal 6
7 Shots Blocked 3
21 Shots Inside Box 13
4 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 15
7 Corners 3
4 Offsides 2
70% Ball Possession 30%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 6
450 Passes Total 191
362 Passes Accurate 114
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Tranmere · 3-4-2-1
13 J. Murphy
2 C. Norman 5 N. Smith 4 J. Turnbull
14 J. Joseph 8 S. Finley 24 B. Blacker 3 P. Brough
7 C. Whitaker 25 T. Harris
18 C. Jennings
Barrow · 3-4-2-1
31 B. Winterbottom
4 J. Williams 5 C. Raglan 6 N. Canavan
34 B. Whitfield 45 R. Harper 14 C. McCann 7 B. Jackson
8 S. Smith 20 I. Fletcher
25 J. Gordon
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 23 Ethan Bristow
  • 29 Joe Ironside
  • 9 Kristian Dennis
  • 10 Josh Davison
  • 12 Jack Barrett
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
  • 6 Richard Smallwood
Barrow
Coach
Andrew Whing
Substitutes
  • 18 Innes Cameron
  • 3 Lewis Shipley
  • 1 Wyll Stanway
  • 21 Jack Earing
  • 27 David Worrall
  • 23 Connor Mahoney
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ K. Dennis ↓ C. Norman Tranmere
  • 57' ↑ E. Bristow ↓ P. Brough Tranmere
  • 57' ↑ J. Ironside ↓ J. Turnbull Tranmere
  • 58' ↑ I. Cameron ↓ J. Gordon Barrow
  • 66' ↑ L. Shipley ↓ I. Fletcher Barrow
  • 77' ↑ W. Stanway ↓ B. Winterbottom Barrow
  • 78' ↑ J. Davison ↓ B. Blacker Tranmere
Cards
  • 64' N. Canavan Barrow
  • 4' N. Canavan Barrow
  • 36' R. Harper Barrow
  • 40' J. Turnbull Tranmere
  • 64' N. Canavan Barrow
  • 84' N. Smith Tranmere
  • 90+7' S. Smith Barrow
Head-to-head
Tranmere 5 4 draws 3 Barrow
2025-12-29 Tranmere vs Barrow 1 - 3
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2025-04-21 Barrow vs Tranmere Rovers 0 - 0
2024-12-29 Tranmere Rovers vs Barrow 1 - 1
2024-01-06 Barrow vs Tranmere Rovers 1 - 0
Recent form
Tranmere D D L L L
Barrow D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Tranmere vs Barrow?
Tranmere lost 1-3 against Barrow on 29 December 2025.
Who won Tranmere vs Barrow?
Barrow won the match 3-1.
Where was Tranmere vs Barrow played?
The match was played at Prenton Park.
Who had more possession in Tranmere vs Barrow?
Barrow had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.