Match Reports

The game took 20 minutes to really get going, with both sides taking their time to settle initially.  In the opening exchanges the Bees looked to release Akinde upfront at the earliest opportunity. Campbell-Ryce’s free kick on 7 minutes was aimed towards the heads of Clough and Nelson, forcing the Grimsby defence into some early […]

Barnet came out strong with early chances for the Bees coming in under 12 minutes.  John Akinde headed just over from close range, and from the resulting corner skipper Michael Nelson hit his half volley against the post from the edge of the area.  Jack Taylor then popped up on 18 minutes with a left

Interim Head Coach Rossi Eames made three changes to the team that started against Exeter City, with Curtis Weston, Jamal Campbell-Ryce and youngster Fumnaya Shomotun all starting. The Bees played the ball well from the off, retaining possession and hitting Wycombe on the break – Campbell-Ryce having an early effort blocked in the first minute. 

From there, Barnet were always going to be chasing in a game that they dominated for large periods.  Exeter started the strongest with Moore-Taylor pouncing within 4 minutes to finish from close range, after The Bees failed to clear their lines.  It got worse 2 minutes later, when David Wheeler muscled his way into the

The Bees went down to a single Luton goal on a scorching afternoon at The Hive. In a game where the Bees dominated, Olly Lee’s strike midway through the second half was the only difference between the two sides, and saw Luton return to Kenilworth Road with all three points.  Barnet started positively, Campbell-Ryce taking

Starting brightly, Barnet pushed forward from the off – Campbell-Ryce driving into the area and setting Tutonda for a snap shot that forced an early save from Stevenage Keeper Day in the first few minutes.  Champion and Bover battled hard in midfield to win tackles and headers on a heavy and unforgiving pitch.  The Bees

Jamie Stephens was back in the Bees goal having recovered from injury, while Nugent handed first start to young Shane Cojocarel. The first half didn’t play well for Barnet with the Bees lacking creativity across the pitch. Jamal Campbell-Ryce took the ball to Cheltenham when he could, leaving their defence shaken from his pace.  John

The Bees started brightly with wingers Campbell-Ryce and Vilhete attacking at every opportunity.  Campbell-Ryce taking less then five minutes to test the Notts County defence, breaking at them with pace. Early signs from the front two pairing of Akinde and Akinola were positive, with the duo linking up well. On 11 minutes, County’s Mark Yeates

Going into Wednesday nights home game against Yeovil, the Bees where under increased pressure to get their first win in five following a frustrating run of form.  The Bees started strong, taking confidence from Saturday’s fine goal scoring, pressing forward and taking the game to Yeovil.  Dominating the early possession stats, Barnet showed lots of

Sadly It was not enough to secure a win, as Kevin Nugent’s side had to settle for a draw at home to Crawley Town. The Bees started brightly, Akinola dribbling into the box and forcing a save from Crawley keeper Morris early on.  Akinde couldn’t quite convert his close range volley from the resulting corner.