Police investigating tunnel incident allegedly involving Joey Barton after Fleetwood beat Barnsley

Joe Wright

Police investigating tunnel incident allegedly involving Joey Barton after Fleetwood beat Barnsley image

Police are investigating an alleged incident that occurred in the tunnel after Barnsley's 4-2 League One win over Fleetwood Town on Saturday.

A tweet from Barnsley striker Cauley Woodrow, which has since been deleted, suggested Fleetwood boss Joey Barton confronted opposite number Daniel Stendel.

"The club can confirm there was an alleged incident in the tunnel area that took place following the conclusion of today's match, which South Yorkshire Police are currently investigating," Barnsley said in a statement.

"The club is assisting the police with its enquiries and, as a result, we are not in a position to make any further comment at this time."

MORE: A-League player Mario Shabow deletes support for Israel Folau 

Sky Sports News showed footage after the match that appeared to show Barton attempting to leave the ground in a car before being stopped by police.

A widely circulated statement from a South Yorkshire Police spokesman read: "We are aware of something that has taken place in the tunnel after the game and we are investigating."

Omnisport has contacted South Yorkshire police for further comment.

Neither Barnsley nor Fleetwood fulfilled their post-match media duties after the game, where victory moved the Tykes back into the second automatic promotion place.

Joe Wright

Joe Wright Photo

Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.