Joey Barton bailed after appearing in court on assault charges

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Barton, who plays for Newcastle United, was arrested in the early hours of December 27, after a Boxing Day evening out with friends and family.

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Joey Barton arrives at Liverpool Magistrates Court to answer charges of assault and affray

Barton, of Foxbank Close, Widnes, Cheshire, has not issued a plea to charges of affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Barton's brother, Andrew Barton, 19, from Widnes, has also been charged with actual bodily harm after he, Barton and Nadine Wilson, 27, from Huyton, were arrested after visiting a McDonald's restaurant in Liverpool City Centre on the 27th.

A charge of affray against Andrew Barton was today dropped when the three appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

All three have been bailed and will reappear before magistrates in Liverpool on March 12.

Joey Barton is surrounded by waiting photographers as he arrives at court