Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton is set to go to trial next year accused of assaulting former Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel.

The incident occurred following a league match.

Barton, 37, is alleged to have pushed the German boss at Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium on April 13 this year, leaving him with a damaged tooth.

The former England international pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm when he appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday.

A provisional trial date was fixed for June 1 2020, reports the Mirror.