Cambridge United vs Barnet, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Cambridge United

52': Ben Knight
57': Isaac Heath

FT
2 - 1

Barnet

49': Kabongo Tshimanga

About

Cambridge United are hosting Barnet at Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Idris Kanu (Barnet).
2': Offside, Cambridge United. Louis Appéré is caught offside.
5': Nnamdi Ofoborh (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Glenn McConnell (Cambridge United).
6': Attempt blocked. Oisín Gallagher (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Mamadou Jobe.
7': Dominic Ball (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Idris Kanu (Barnet).
8': Attempt saved. Louis Appéré (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matthew Cox (Barnet). Assisted by Glenn McConnell.
8': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Zac Williams.
11': Offside, Barnet. Kabongo Tshimanga is caught offside.
13': Foul by Dominic Ball (Cambridge United).
13': Idris Kanu (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt missed. Nikola Tavares (Barnet) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charlie Lakin with a cross following a set piece situation.
15': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Myles Kenlock.
16': Attempt missed. Kelland Watts (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
21': Attempt saved. Ben Knight (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matthew Cox (Barnet). Assisted by Dominic Ball with a headed pass.
24': Attempt blocked. Idris Kanu (Barnet) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Lakin.
24': Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Mamadou Jobe.
25': Attempt blocked. Nnamdi Ofoborh (Barnet) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Ben Knight (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Heath following a fast break.
26': Delay in match for a drinks break.
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Offside, Cambridge United. Louis Appéré is caught offside.
30': Attempt saved. Glenn McConnell (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matthew Cox (Barnet). Assisted by Louis Appéré.
32': Attempt blocked. Idris Kanu (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Kenlock.
33': Offside, Cambridge United. Isaac Heath is caught offside.
35': Foul by Idris Kanu (Barnet).
35': Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Louis Appéré (Cambridge United) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Eastwood.
37': Foul by Zac Williams (Barnet).
37': Louis Appéré (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Glenn McConnell (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matthew Cox (Barnet). Assisted by Ben Knight.
38': Foul by Kabongo Tshimanga (Barnet).
38': Kelland Watts (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Zac Williams (Barnet) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Louis Appéré (Cambridge United).
40': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Myles Kenlock.
41': Adam Senior (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United).
42': Attempt saved. Charlie Lakin (Barnet) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United). Assisted by Kabongo Tshimanga.
43': Foul by Charlie Lakin (Barnet).
43': Louis Appéré (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+3': Charlie Lakin (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Ben Knight (Cambridge United).
45'+4': First Half ends, Cambridge United 0, Barnet 0.
45': Second Half begins Cambridge United 0, Barnet 0.
49': Attempt blocked. Oisín Gallagher (Barnet) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Lakin.
49': Attempt blocked. Adam Senior (Barnet) header from very close range is blocked.
49': Goal! Cambridge United 0, Barnet 1. Kabongo Tshimanga (Barnet) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
50': Offside, Cambridge United. Dominic Ball is caught offside.
51': Foul by Nnamdi Ofoborh (Barnet).
51': Glenn McConnell (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Goal! Cambridge United 1, Barnet 1. Ben Knight (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glenn McConnell following a fast break.
55': Foul by Kabongo Tshimanga (Barnet).
55': Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Glenn McConnell (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Goal! Cambridge United 2, Barnet 1. Isaac Heath (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Appéré.
59': Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Dominic Ball.
59': Corner, Barnet. Conceded by Shane McLoughlin.
61': Kabongo Tshimanga (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United).
62': Substitution, Cambridge United. Pelly Mpanzu replaces Shane McLoughlin.
62': Substitution, Cambridge United. Sullay Kaikai replaces Glenn McConnell.
63': Attempt blocked. Dominic Ball (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Nikola Tavares.
63': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Oisín Gallagher.
65': Attempt blocked. Danny Collinge (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Myles Kenlock (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Ben Knight (Cambridge United).
65': Substitution, Barnet. Tom Knowles replaces Myles Kenlock.
70': Attempt saved. Pelly Mpanzu (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Matthew Cox (Barnet). Assisted by Sullay Kaikai.
71': Idris Kanu (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Liam Bennett (Cambridge United).
71': Delay in match for a drinks break.
74': Substitution, Cambridge United. Shayne Lavery replaces Louis Appéré.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt missed. Idris Kanu (Barnet) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Senior with a cross.
76': Adam Senior (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United).
77': Nnamdi Ofoborh (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Dominic Ball (Cambridge United).
78': Attempt saved. Tom Knowles (Barnet) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jake Eastwood (Cambridge United).
79': Attempt missed. Charlie Lakin (Barnet) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kabongo Tshimanga with a cross.
80': Nikola Tavares (Barnet) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United).
84': Attempt missed. Adam Senior (Barnet) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
84': Substitution, Barnet. Kane Smith replaces Nikola Tavares.
84': Substitution, Barnet. Will Wright replaces Nnamdi Ofoborh.
85': Idris Kanu (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Kelland Watts (Cambridge United).
86': Idris Kanu (Barnet) is shown the yellow card.
86': Kelland Watts (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card.
88': Attempt missed. Charlie Lakin (Barnet) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
88': Foul by Idris Kanu (Barnet).
88': Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Zac Williams (Barnet) is shown the yellow card.
90': Adam Senior (Barnet) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United).
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Isaac Heath (Cambridge United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Pelly Mpanzu with a headed pass following a fast break.
90'+2': Substitution, Cambridge United. Zak Bradshaw replaces Isaac Heath.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Zac Williams (Barnet) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Collinge with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Idris Kanu (Barnet) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Foul by Idris Kanu (Barnet).
90'+4': Mamadou Jobe (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Handball by Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United).
90'+8': Second Half ends, Cambridge United 2, Barnet 1.
0': Match ends, Cambridge United 2, Barnet 1.

Statistics

BAR		CAM
10	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
49	Possession	51
16	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
164	Accurate Passes	178
291	Passes	304
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.2
93	Long Balls	72
25	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.3	Long Balls %	0.2
5	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	15
17	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	49
20	Clearances	49

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Location: Cambridge, England
Attendance: 3,521

Line-Ups

Cambridge United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jake Eastwood (GK)
6	Kelland Watts
23	Mamadou Jobe
3	Callum Perry
2	Liam Bennett
27	Glenn Mcconnell
21	Shane McLoughlin
4	Dominic Ball
9	Louis Appere
7	Isaac Heath
10	Ben Knight

Cambridge United Substitutes:

Patrick Bauer, Shayne Lavery, J J Briggs, Sullay Kaikai, Zak Bradshaw, Daniel Efobi, Ben Hughes, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu.

Barnet (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Matthew Cox (GK)
6	Michael Williams
25	Nikola Tavares
30	Myles Kenlock
4	Danny Collinge
8	Charlie Lakin
10	Nnamdi Ofoborh
22	Oisin Gallagher
20	Kabongo Tshimanga
11	Idris Kanu
5	Adam Senior

Barnet Substitutes:

William Wright, Tom Knowles, Aaron Liwala-Lukizalamu, Bright Siaw, Craig Farquhar, Taye Ashby-Hammond, Kane Smith.

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