Game 13 - The Bees (A)
Team - Barnet FC
Date - 18/10/2025 14:00
Where - The Hive Stadium

What would your starting line-up be? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

Nice to have Notts back in action after a two week break. I'm sure Notts players have been training hard & have prepared well for the Barnet match.

Barnet will be a tough nut to crack & they are in reasonable form, & they are currently standing in one of the playoff places with six wins & two draws from their twelve matches.

Barnet are a passing team which should suit Notts. I would imagine that Martin Paterson will pick a very similar match squad to the one that beat Oldham so convincingly.

Sadly, Jaden Luker won't figure due to his injury & his return to his parent club, but hopefully Will Jarvis will be considered to have a start on the bench.

Notts have a good league record against Barnet being undefeated in their last 7 meetings, so Notts will be wanting to continue that impressive record on Saturday.

I think that Notts can get a win on Saturday, if they play as they did against Oldham. It would be a good time to win with a clean sheet.

I'm a Will Jarvis fan aswell....surely he's got to be worth a place in the Barnet squad??

@gtownjohnno Notts squad to face Barnet...

Yes I hope Will Jarvis is on the bench. Watching him attacking tired defenders is an exciting prospect after they have been run ragged by Jodi!

I’d be happy with an unchanged team following the Oldham win.

Losing Luker is a blow so I think we have to start easing a potent, capable player like Jarvis back into the match day squad

I'm travelling over for this game. I've been to the Hive before. It's a nice ground. I think Barnet have surprised a few people. They haven't changed their philosophy since their promotion to League 2 and they are reaping the benefits now. It's a game between 2 teams who play football. Notts need to keep the ball and that will disrupt Barnet. We need to pressure them high up the pitch. If we do, we will create turnovers in dangerous areas of the pitch. If we score first, I think we'll win.

It's just great to be back with league action! There some decent teams in this league and our next two games highlight that, but we're as good as any of them. We just need to believe it and go out and prove to the world. COYP!

You can hear Martin's pre Barnet presser here👇

It's Matchday. CMON U PIES.

We aren't many teams bogey team but in recent seasons I feel like we definitely are for Barnet... I can even remember playing them in League 2 before we both got relegated we played with 10 men for over 80 minutes and we still beat them! I hope this continues, but they a much better since Dean Brennan took over them.

They have already beaten Swindon, Grimsby and Crewe this season so I think today will be tough, but we are in a good run of form too. I hope the little break means everyone is refreshed and ready to get a good result.

If anything there's probably even more competition for starting place now, so I'll be intrigued to see the team sheet shortly. COYP!

Notts team to play Barnet.

50 minutes ago, menzinho said:

We aren't many teams bogey team but in recent seasons I feel like we definitely are for Barnet... I can even remember playing them in League 2 before we both got relegated we played with 10 men for over 80 minutes and we still beat them!

True, so it annoys me that the only time I've been to the Hive, under Nolan, they beat us with a really late goal 1-0

Team as expected, 'never change a winning team'.

I suppose it's a good sign that..a minor injury, a unnecessary penalty giveaway, and suddenly our top scorer is a reserve. That's the kind of competition we want.

Edited October 18Oct 18 by theAnticlough

The match is underway.

Barnet have dominated the game. Roos made an unbelievable save to keep us in it. Barnet have bombarded us with crosses. Notts have done well against them. A much improved performance is needed.

Half Time. Goalless at the break.

Good resistance, great save by Roos.

We need Tsaroulla and Jones to do better in the match-ups out wide. And for Iorpenda and Hall to get up fast to support Jatta.

I think they'll run out of steam a bit and give us a chance to have more of the ball and territory. This game is probably going to come down to who can be clinical and take a chance.

Back to it.

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Dennis on - which is a bonus. He’s got to be the unluckiest bloke in the squad to be left out, as top scorer, of course.

Sorry, forgot to “submit” this earlier.

Have to say, I prefer Chicksen as a match summariser than full back tbh. I know he has his fans on here but I was never convinced. His performance on the microphone has been articulate & measured, very impressive.

GOOOOOAAAAAL HALL

90+4 - GOAL! Kouhuar's shot is blocked - but it runs for Hall to prod the ball home!!!
Barnet 0-1 Notts

Hall! 4 mins into stoppage time. Great stuff.

Full Time

A late goal by Hall wins the points for Notts.

Classic away smash n grab.

Credit to Grant and Kouhyar for their roles in the goal. And with that winner Hall's confidence is going to shoot even higher. He'll soon be favourite for top scorer

Suberb rearguard action, led by RodMac and the brilliant Roos