Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Barnet: result and report
League Two · Saturday 17 October 2026
Result
Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Barnet
League Two · Saturday 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC · Prenton Park, Birkenhead · half-time 1-0
Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Barnet: match report
Tranmere Rovers lost to Barnet 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 17 October 2026 at Prenton Park. The half-time score was 1-0.
Will Vaulks opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Tranmere Rovers's goal came from Will Vaulks (22'). Barnet scored through Kabongo Tshimanga (55') and Kabongo Tshimanga (87', penalty).
Discipline: Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Barnet received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Tranmere Rovers were 15th on 12 points from 10 and Barnet 2nd on 18 points from 8. In the current table Tranmere Rovers are 11th on 19 points and Barnet are 2nd on 26 points.
Tranmere Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Barnet in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kabongo Tshimanga of Barnet (8.2), ahead of Brandon Comley (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Tranmere Rovers wins, 0 draws and 2 for Barnet.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Zac Williams
- 22'Goal · Will Vaulks
- 51'Yellow card · Joel Senior
- 55'Goal · Kabongo Tshimanga
- 70'Yellow card · Idris Kanu
- 71'Yellow card · Will Vaulks
- 87'Penalty goal · Kabongo Tshimanga
- 90+2'Second yellow · Joel Senior
Form and table
- Tranmere RoversLast five: L D D L D
- BarnetLast five: D D W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barnet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | WLDWD |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 19 | DLWDW |
Head-to-head
Team news
Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Harrison Male, Joel Senior, Nathan Smith, George Nevett, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Tom Conlon, Dylan Jones, Tom Ince, Charlie Whitaker, Joe Ironside
Barnet line-up (4-2-3-1)
Matthew Cox, Adam Senior, Danny Collinge, Nikola Tavares, Zac Williams, Oisín Gallagher, Brandon Comley, Tom Knowles, Charlie Lakin, Idris Kanu, Kabongo Tshimanga
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