THE STORY OF the day so far is unquestionably Lincoln City pulling off one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history.
The non-league side earned a 1-0 win over Premier League club Burnley, with defender Sean Raggett heading home in the 89th minute.
Clarets midfielder Joey Barton was lucky to stay on the pitch after a number of clashes with opponents throughout the 90 minutes.
First, Barton appeared to feign injury in an apparent attempt to get Lincoln strikerย Matt Rhead sent off.
'Premier League' player Joey Barton attempting to get a National League player sent off by cheating twice. What a top bloke. #BURLIN #FACup pic.twitter.com/dB5E1s0Scy
— Carl Jones (@CarlDJones) February 18, 2017
Then he tangled withย Terry Hawkridge before Jon Flanagan pushed the winger to the ground.
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Barton, who has never been far away from controversy throughout his career, picked up a booking but should really have been shown red.
He took to Twitter to try and explain himself afterwards:
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