Joey Barton may wish he never posted these tweets after apparent dive

Should Barton himself have been sent-off?

Joey Barton may wish he never posted these tweets after apparent dive

Joey Barton versus the city of Lincoln was the story of much of today’s FA Cup quarter-final, before the Imps grabbed their sensational late winner, writes Stephen Barry.

With Burnley’s frustrations growing as the stalemate continued, TV pictures showed Barton standing on the foot of Matt Rhead as the pair waited for a corner.

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