League Two· Round 23
Tranmere 1-3 Barrow
- Brough 50'
- Jackson 8'
- C. Raglan 18'
- I. Fletcher 32'
Match summary
Barrow beat Tranmere 3-1 in League Two on Mon, 29 Dec 2025.
Goals — Tranmere: Brough 50' | Barrow: Jackson 8'; C. Raglan 18'; I. Fletcher 32'.
Tranmere had 70% of the possession and 26 shots (8 on target) against 16 (7) for Barrow; corners 7-3, yellow cards 2-3.
Red cards: Tranmere 0, Barrow 1.
In their last 14 meetings Tranmere won 7, Barrow won 2 and 5 ended level.
Venue: Prenton Park. Referee: Elliot Swallow.
Match timeline
- 4'N. CanavanYellow card
- 8'JacksonAssist: I. FletcherGoal0-1
- 18'C. RaglanGoal0-2
- 32'I. FletcherGoal0-3
- 36'HarperYellow card
- 40'TurnbullYellow card
- 50'BroughAssist: TurnbullGoal1-3
- 57'⇄In DennisOut C. NormanSubstitution
- 57'⇄In J. IronsideOut TurnbullSubstitution
- 57'⇄In BristowOut BroughSubstitution
- 58'⇄In CameronOut J. GordonSubstitution
- 64'N. CanavanRed card
- 66'⇄In ShipleyOut I. FletcherSubstitution
- 77'⇄In W. StanwayOut B. WinterbottomSubstitution
- 78'⇄In J. DavisonOut B. BlackerSubstitution
- 84'SmithYellow card
- 90'SmithYellow card
Top performers
J. IronsideTranmere · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes34
CameronBarrow · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes33
S. FinleyTranmere · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
JacksonBarrow · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
BroughTranmere · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes56
C. RaglanBarrow · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Barrow 3-4-2-1Tranmere 4-2-3-1
Tranmere
Coach: Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
- 23Ethan BristowDefender7.3
- 10Josh DavisonAttacker6.8
- 9Kristian DennisAttacker6.6
- 29Joe IronsideAttacker6.8
- 12Jack BarrettGoalkeeper
- 42Nohan KennehMidfielder
- 6Richard SmallwoodMidfielder
Barrow
Coach: Neil McDonald
Substitutes
- 1Wyll StanwayGoalkeeper7.3
- 3Lewis ShipleyDefender7.0
- 18Innes CameronAttacker6.1
- 21Jack EaringMidfielder
- 27David WorrallMidfielder
- 23Connor MahoneyAttacker
Statistics
TranmereBarrow
Key statistics
70%Possession30%
26Total Shots16
8Shots On Target7
4Big Chances Created6
7Corners3
9Fouls15
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
4Offsides2
4Goalkeeper Saves6
369Passes Completed116
All statistics
125Attacks55
10Shots Off Target6
8Shots Blocked3
0Hit Woodwork0
15Free Kicks9
21Shots Inside The Box13
465Total Passes195
5Shots Outside The Box3
3Big Chances Missed3
4/34 (12%)Crosses Completed1/14 (7%)
161Passes Own Half52
338Passes Opposition Half157
38/72 (53%)Long Passes Completed21/61 (34%)
26Throw-Ins25
14Key Passes11
140Passes Into Final Third51
82Backward Passes24
9Goal Kicks14
10Interceptions11
13/20 (65%)Tackles Won8/15 (53%)
28Clearances59
1Error Led To Goal1
75Duels Won53
33/61 (54%)Aerial Duels Won28/61 (46%)
42/67 (63%)Ground Duels Won25/67 (37%)
15Was Fouled9
7/12 (58%)Successful Dribbles2/11 (18%)
5Was Dribbled Past9
1Final Third Possession Won3
172Possession Lost142
Previous meetings
7 Tranmere5 draws2 Barrow
Match information
- Competition
- League Two
- Round
- Round 23
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Prenton Park
- Capacity
- 16,567
- Attendance
- 6,706
- Referee
- Elliot Swallow