Footballer yellow-carded after kissing rival player on nose

With Burnley 1-0 up at Turf Moor after Chris Wood opened the scoring, Barnes and Bennett came face-to-face late in the first half

Hyderabad: There were bizarre scenes in the English Premier League (EPL) match between Burnley and Cardiff when striker Ashley Barnes was shown yellow card after kissing rival defender Joe Bennett twice on the nose.

With Burnley 1-0 up at Turf Moor after Chris Wood opened the scoring, Barnes and Bennett came face-to-face late in the first half after the latter brought down the Burnley man.

The pair made head contact before Barnes sarcastically planted two kisses at the top of Bennett's nose, with referee Mike Dean issued both of them yellow cards.

Meanwhile, relegation-threatened Cardiff were fuming as they were denied what they felt was a clear penalty in the second half, when a handball was given against Ben Mee, only for Dean to reverse the decision after speaking to the linesman.

Cardiff's woe compounded when Wood increased the lead 2-0 for Burnley, lifting them to 14th in the table.