Match Reports

Barnet started brightly, Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro’s third minute lay off found Harry Taylor in space, but his shot was saved by Archer. Nine minutes in, Shomotun delivered a dangerous cross from the right wing which had to be headed behind by a Millwall defender. The Bees took the lead on nineteen minutes. Harry Taylor delightfully

The visitors named a number of players that won the Premier League 2 Division 2 title last season whereas Barnet made two changes from their midweek victory over Swansea. Barnet, in their new away kit of all blue, had the first chance of the game, Akpa Akpro delivering a dangerous cross which found John Akinde,

The Bees opted to field two teams over the ninety minutes, as did their opponents from South Wales who, after this fixture, were jetting off to America for a pre-season tour. Backed by a strong travelling contingent, it was the visitors who started the brighter of the two teams. In the second minute, Oli McBurnie

The Bees fielded three sides over the ninety to give the full squad an opportunity to get minutes under their belt. The deadlock was broken just six minutes in. Fumnaya Shomotun powerfully fired Barnet into the lead after good work from Elliot Johnson down the left hand side. His cross wasn’t dealt with and the

Rossi Eames named an unchanged side from the one that had battered Grimsby a week prior, with Eames hoping for more of the same from his team. Crewe however had other ideas and started the game the brightest, attacking from the off.  Within the first 5 minutes, The Bees found themselves on the back foot

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