Match Report
13 points and 5 places separated them: Shrewsbury Town 19th with 49, Barrow 24th with 36. Shrewsbury Town ranked 15th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Shrewsbury Town were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.5, Barrow 0.98 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Barrow.
Montgomery Waters Meadow staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,875. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Shrewsbury Town: Anthony Scully (47'), Luca Hoole (54') · Barrow: Tyler Walker (75')
Key stats
Possession: Shrewsbury Town 44% · Barrow 56% · Total shots: 13-12 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-4