Joey Barton sorry for NINTH red card

JOEY BARTON apologised for his red card after lashing out at Hull’s Tom Huddlestone.

Joey Barton has apologised for receiving his ninth red card of his careerGETTY

Joey Barton has apologised for receiving his ninth red card of his career

Barton insisted he was defending debutant Darnell Furlong. 

The QPR skipper wrote on Twitter: "My actions weren’t malicious. It was a stupid reaction. I appreciate it wasn’t right.

"I'm gutted I got sent off. I've let my teammates down today and being someone who puts the team above everything else I'm gutted about that.

"I've apologised to the lads and would like to apologise to all QPR fans who travelled today."

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