Dyche delighted by Barton boost

Burnley boss Sean Dyche has welcomed the news that Joey Barton is free to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday after a Football Association (FA) hearing into charges he made over 1,000 thousand bets during a 10-year period was postponed.

Barton accepted a charge in February and requested a personal hearing, which was due to take place on Wednesday.

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