Shrewsbury 1–3 Barnet

EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 22 Aug 2026

Shrewsbury vs Barnet in the EFL League Two 2026/27.

At New Meadow, Shrewsbury.

Referee: W. Davis.

Barnet beat Shrewsbury 3–1. J. Reeves opened the scoring for Barnet after 13 minutes. C. Lakin made it 1–2 after 83 minutes, and that was the winner.

What the result changed

Barnet went into the match 3rd and came out of it 1st, on 6 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Shrewsbury: J. Davison 41'
Barnet: J. Reeves 13', C. Lakin 83', T. Knowles 90'

Barnet starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

13 M. Cox (G)
4 D. Collinge (D)
25 N. Tavares (D)
6 Z. Williams (D)
5 A. Senior (M)
22 O. Gallagher (M)
23 J. Reeves (M)
11 I. Kanu (M)
8 C. Lakin (F)
10 N. Ofoborh (F)
20 K. Tshimanga (F)

Shrewsbury starting lineup

1 W. Brook (G)
2 L. Hoole (D)
5 W. Boyle (D)
3 J. Ruffels (D)
17 A. Jude-Boyd (M)
10 T. Sang (M)
21 W. Gray (M)
11 K. Berkoe (M)
8 I. Fletcher (F)
13 J. Davison (F)
27 J. Gbode (F)

Match events

13′ Barnet: Normal Goal, J. Reeves
41′ Shrewsbury: Normal Goal, J. Davison
61′ Barnet: Substitution, M. Kenlock, J. Reeves
61′ Barnet: Substitution, J. Maskell, I. Kanu
61′ Barnet: Substitution, T. Knowles, Z. Williams
65′ Shrewsbury: Substitution, J. Turner-Cooke, W. Gray
68′ Shrewsbury: Yellow Card, Jay Turner-Cooke
72′ Shrewsbury: Substitution, S. Stubbs, L. Hoole
79′ Shrewsbury: Substitution, I. Lee
82′ Shrewsbury: Substitution, G. Lloyd, J. Gbode
83′ Barnet: Normal Goal, C. Lakin, K. Tshimanga
90′ Barnet: Normal Goal, T. Knowles, C. Lakin
90+1′ Barnet: Substitution, B. Comley, N. Ofoborh
90+2′ Barnet: Substitution, W. Wright, N. Tavares
90+5′ Barnet: Substitution, B. Siaw, K. Tshimanga

Match statistics

Statistic	Shrewsbury	Barnet
Total Shots	10	15
Shots on Goal	1	3
Ball Possession	44%	56%
Expected goals	1.50	0.90
Corner Kicks	7	9
Fouls	14	14
Passes accurate	145	221

The table as it stood on 22 Aug 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Barnet	2	+4	6
2	Crewe	2	+2	6
3	Walsall	2	+3	4
4	Tranmere	2	+2	4
5	Colchester	2	+1	4
6	York	2	+1	4
7	Swindon Town	2	+1	4
8	Fleetwood Town	2	+1	4
9	Grimsby	2	+1	4
10	Bristol Rovers	2	+1	3
11	Newport County	2	+1	3
12	Oldham	2	+1	3
13	Exeter City	2	+1	3
14	Cheltenham	2	0	3
15	Crawley Town	2	0	3
16	Chesterfield	2	0	3
17	Rotherham	2	-1	1
18	Northampton	2	-1	1
19	Accrington ST	2	-2	1
20	Port Vale	2	-2	1
21	Gillingham	2	-3	1
22	Salford City	2	-3	0
23	Rochdale	2	-4	0
24	Shrewsbury	2	-4	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Shrewsbury before this match

at Tranmere 0–2 (Tranmere) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

Barnet before this match

vs Salford City 3–1 (Salford City) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026