Fleetwood boss Joey Barton reportedly 'assaulted' Barnsley counterpart Daniel Stendel in tunnel brawl

Sky Sports report that police are investigating the former Manchester City and Newcastle player for his part in a clash which saw both him and Stendel separated by stewards and police.

Barton saw his side slip to a 4-2 defeat against the promotion chasers in a match which saw Fleetwood's Harry Souttar sent off in the second half.

Barnsley forward Cauley Woodrow, who scored in the game, quickly took to Twitter, saying: "Firstly @ftfc to have a manager that can physically assault another manager in the tunnel is disgusting, causing our manager to have blood pouring from his face!! People like you don’t deserve a place in the game of football you are foul. Secondly fantastic win today @BarnsleyFC"

However the player later deleted the tweet.

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