Accrington ST 2-1 Barrow — League Two, 26 Dec 2025
Accrington ST beat Barrow 2-1 in the League Two on 26 December 2025 at The Wham Stadium, Accrington. B. Ward, Charlie McCann, Josh Woods got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 4 meetings, Accrington ST have won 1 and Barrow 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-030'assist: I. Sinclair
- 34'out: I. Fletcher
- 36'Foul
- 1-141'
- Half-time1-1
- 57'Foul
- 69'
- 69'out: E. Newby
- 69'
- 76'
- 76'out: C. Mahoney
- 86'out: F. Sass
- 2-190'assist: S. Whalley
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Accrington ST
- 8.3Benn WardD
- 8.2Josh WoodsF
- 7.6Devon MatthewsD
- 7.6Isaac SinclairF
- 7.3Oliver WrightG
- 7.2Shaun WhalleyF
- 6.9Connor O'BrienM
- 6.9Conor GrantM
- 6.9Donald LoveD
- 6.6Freddie SassD
- 6.5Isaac HeathM
- 6.2Alex HendersonM
- 6.0Charlie CatonF
Barrow
- 7.5Charlie RaglanD
- 7.3Isaac FletcherM
- 7.2Ben WhitfieldM
- 7.2Tom BarkhuizenM
- 7.0Niall CanavanD
- 7.0Charlie McCannM
- 6.9Kane HemmingsF
- 6.5Lewis ShipleyD
- 6.3Jordan WilliamsM
- 6.3Elliot NewbyM
- 6.3Ben JacksonD
- 6.3Jack EaringM
- 6.3Connor MahoneyF
- 6.2Wyll StanwayG
- 6.2Scott SmithM
- 5.2Joshua GordonF
Line-ups
Barrow3-5-2
Accrington ST3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Accrington STJohn Doolan
Substitutes
- 1M. KellyG
- 20Charlie BrownF
- 22D. MartinM
- 39Josh Woods90'69'F8.2
- 3F. Sass86'
BarrowAndrew Whing
Substitutes
- 23C. Mahoney76'F6.3
- 21J. Earing76'M6.3
- 11E. Newby69'M6.3
- 7B. Jackson69'D6.3
- 31B. WinterbottomG
- 20I. Fletcher34'
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
2.59Expected goals (xG)1.71
18Total shots16
7Shots on target6
6Shots off target7
5Blocked shots3
4Corners5
4Offsides2
4Fouls8
0Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves5
416Total passes285
294Accurate passes159
71%Pass accuracy56%
Accrington ST
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benn Ward | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 8.3 |
| Josh Woods | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Devon Matthews | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Isaac Sinclair | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Oliver Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Shaun Whalley | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Connor O'Brien | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Conor Grant | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Donald Love | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Freddie Sass | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Isaac Heath | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 |
| Alex Henderson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Charlie Caton | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Barrow
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Raglan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Isaac Fletcher | 56 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Ben Whitfield | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7.2 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Niall Canavan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Charlie McCann | 76 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Kane Hemmings | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lewis Shipley | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Jordan Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Elliot Newby | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Jackson | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Earing | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Connor Mahoney | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Wyll Stanway | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Scott Smith | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Joshua Gordon | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 5.2 |
Recent Form
Accrington STLLWDW
- L19 Dec 25ACambridge United0-2
- L13 Dec 25HBromley0-1
- W09 Dec 25AHarrogate Town2-0
- D06 Dec 25HMansfield Town1-1
- W29 Nov 25HOldham1-0
BarrowLDLDD
- L19 Dec 25HCheltenham1-2
- D13 Dec 25AGillingham2-2
- L09 Dec 25HTranmere0-3
- D06 Dec 25AWigan2-2
- D29 Nov 25ANewport County2-2
Head-to-head
- 08 Mar 25Barrow2-0Accrington ST
- 19 Oct 24Accrington ST1-0Barrow
- 29 Dec 23Barrow1-1Accrington ST
- 15 Aug 23Accrington ST1-1Barrow
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