Cambridge United 2 – 1 Barnet: Carabao Cup Match Report

Carabao Cup

Cambridge United

Full Time

2–1

Saturday, 8 August 2026 · The R Costings Abbey Stadium

Barnet

Cambridge United won after full-time.

⚽ Isaac Heath 57'⚽ Ben Knight 52' ⚽ Kabongo Tshimanga 49'

Match Events

90+2'

Zak BradshawCambridge United · Isaac Heath

88'

YellowcardBarnet

88'

Zac WilliamsBarnet

87'

Dean BrennanBarnet

86'

Kell WattsCambridge United

86'

Idris KanuBarnet

84'

Will WrightBarnet · Nnamdi Ofoborh

84'

Kane SmithBarnet · Nikola Tavares

74'

Shayne Lavery Cambridge United · Louis Appéré

65'

Tom KnowlesBarnet · Myles Kenlock

62'

Pelly Ruddock MpanzuCambridge United · Shane McLoughlin

62'

Sullay KaikaiCambridge United · Glenn McConnell

57'

Isaac HeathCambridge United · Louis Appéré

2-1

52'

Ben KnightCambridge United · Glenn McConnell

1-1

49'

Kabongo TshimangaBarnet

0-1

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VenueThe R Costings Abbey StadiumSaturday, 8 August 2026

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RefereeCarl Brook

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Cambridge United Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Jake Eastwood

Liam Bennett

Mamadou Jobe

Kell Watts

Callum Perry

Dominic Ball

Shane McLoughlin

Ben Knight

Glenn McConnell

Isaac Heath

Louis Appéré

Substitutes 8

#5 Patrick Bauer Defender

#11 Sullay Kaikai Attacker

#17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu Midfielder

#19 Shayne Lavery Attacker

#22 Zak Bradshaw Defender

#25 Ben Hughes Goalkeeper

#31 JJ Briggs Goalkeeper

#32 Daniel Efobi Attacker

Barnet Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

Matthew Cox

Danny Collinge

Nikola Tavares

Zac Williams

Myles Kenlock

Oisín Gallagher

Nnamdi Ofoborh

Adam Senior

Charlie Lakin

Idris Kanu

Kabongo Tshimanga

Substitutes 7

#1 Taye Ashby-Hammond Goalkeeper

#7 Tom Knowles Attacker

#12 Will Wright Defender

#18 Kane Smith Defender

#33 Bright Siaw Midfielder

#35 Craig Farquhar Defender

#37 Aaron Liwala-Lukizalamu Midfielder

Statistics

Match Statistics

Cambridge United

Comparison

Barnet Barnet

51% Ball Possession % 49%

13 Shots Total 17

7 Shots On Target 6

3 Shots Off Target 5

3 Shots Blocked 6

8 Shots Insidebox 11

5 Shots Outsidebox 6

10 Goal Attempts 7

1 Big Chances Created 3

0 Big Chances Missed 3

5 Corners 4

4 Offsides 1

14 Fouls 10

1 Yellowcards 2

300 Passes 290

178 Successful Passes 163

59% Successful Passes Percentage 56%

10 Key Passes 7

70 Long Passes 88

16 Successful Long Passes 22

23% Successful Long Passes Percentage 25%

12 Total Crosses 14

2 Accurate Crosses 5

17 Dribble Attempts 20

7 Successful Dribbles 4

41% Successful Dribbles Percentage 20%

23 Tackles 18

7 Interceptions 6

69 Duels Won 61

2 Saves 5

84 Attacks 101

47 Dangerous Attacks 78

10 Free Kicks 14

27 Throwins 29

8 Goal Kicks 3

4 Substitutions 3

29 Successful Headers 26

2 Assists 0

2 Goals 1

103 Ball Safe 81