Wolves' Karl Henry in swipe at Joey Barton

Wolves captain Karl Henry has launched a withering attack on controversial Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton after their X-rated battle on Saturday.

Henry played a full-blooded part in the 1-1 draw which ended with 12 bookings - of which Wolves' seven included four for tackles on Barton.

Although the Molineux skipper denied Wolves targeted the former Manchester City man, Henry believes Barton's tackles do not carry the weight of his 'verbals'.

"He seems to think he's a bit of a player who puts his foot in, but I certainly didn't see any of that from him - not when the ball was there to be won," said Henry.

"I saw a lot of shoving players around off the ball.

"He was moaning in the ref's ear all the time and not happy about getting put to the floor. But we'll have more of the same when we go up to their place."

Henry acknowledged Barton's exchange with Wolves boss Mick McCarthy after the game.

"There was a lot of talk and moaning as usual," he said.

McCarthy said: "Joey was complaining about one or two tackles and we were laughing about it."