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Police investigating alleged Barton tunnel incident after Barnsley boss Stendel left with 'blood pouring from his face'

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.

He said in a post on social media: "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!!

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