FLEETWOOD 1
SUNDERLAND 1
Possession 52% 48% Shots On Target 8 5 Shots Off Target 6 5 Blocked Shots 3 1 Corners 10 6 Fouls Conceded 11 15 Offsides 0 0 Yellow Cards 3 5 Red Cards 0 0
“Newcastle would have got 30,000!” said Barton, loving his latest attempt to cause havoc on the pitch on Wearside.
Barton relished his tussles with the Mackems as a Newcastle player and now here as a manager.
Only a brilliant second-half penalty save from Jon Mclaughlin, who stopped Paddy Madden’s kick, denied Barton and ambitious Fleetwood a win.
Barton (right) is looking an adept