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Ashley Barnes: Burnley striker fined £7.500 for 'insulting words' in post-match interview

Burnley striker Ashley Barnes has been fined £7,500 for improper conduct after using "abusive or insulting" words in a post-match interview.

The forward admitted a breach of FA Rule E3.1 during a hearing.

The Clarets' win was their biggest against their rivals since February 1965 and took them top of the Championship before the World Cup.