HONOURS EVEN IN BIG CLASH

BARROW’S unbeaten home record remained intact as Pete Wild’s side withstood a second-half barrage to draw 2-2 with leaders Stockport.

- Chris Dunlavy

The Bluebirds - watched by their biggest home crowd (5,866) in over half a century - got off to a dream start as goals from Ben Whitfield and Kian Spence put them 2-0 up within 24 minutes.

But a bold double substitution three minutes before the break turned the tide in Stockport’s favour and after replacement Nick Powell pulled one back on the stroke of half-time, another sub, ex-Barrow defender Akil Wright, plundered a 54th-minute leveller.

Barrow were indebted to a late save from Ben Hinchliffe as their seven-game winning streak came to an end, but Wild felt the Cumbrians were good value for a point.