JOEY Barton will be available to face Manchester United at Turf Moor on Sunday after his Football Association hearing into betting charges on Friday was adjourned.

The 34-year-old appeared before an FA commission at Wembley but it is understood no decision was reached at that time so Barton is free to play this weekend.

The midfielder, who was named supporters' player of the year last season, had been charged with misconduct in December in relation to 1,260 bets placed over a 10-year period and his original hearing in March was postponed after a member of the panel was ill on the day.

The Clarets had agreed to re-sign the player on a short-term deal prior to Christmas, three days before his FA charge came to light, and he completed the move in January.

Barton, who helped the Clarets to promotion last season, has played 17 times for Sean Dyche's side since the turn of the year, scoring the winner against Southampton in his first game back at Turf Moor.