Sean Dyche is to attend the FAI Cup final in November to check out Shamrock Rovers’ Jack Byrne and Dundalk’s Sean Gannon, Mark McCadden from the Irish Daily Star reports. The Burnley manager clearly has faith in Irish players as he has bought plenty of them before. Throughout recent years, there’s been a strong contingent from the Emerald Isle with …
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Ireland’s midfield duo of Conor Hourihane and Jeff Hendrick found the net for Aston Villa and Burnley respectively as both sides picked up strong wins in the Premier League. Hourihane had a brilliant game as Villa picked up their first away win of the season, blowing Norwich City away by 5-1 at Carrow Road, scoring a goal and grabbing an …
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Burnley manager Sean Dyche has confirmed that Irish defender Stephen Ward will be leaving the club this summer after his contract expires. Ward spent five years at Turf Moor and made over 100 appearances for the Clarets after joining from Wolves in 2014 but only featured 11 times for Burnley this season. The former Irish international had fallen behind Charlie …
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Chelsea and Burnley are currently playing out a humdinger at Stamford Bridge. With a little over half an hour gone in the game, the score is tied at 2-2. Irish international Jeff Hendrick opened the scoring for Burnley after eight minutes with an absolute belter of a strike fit to grace any football game. It didn't last long, but Hendrick …
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As the Premier League season nears its end, it is time to look back on the campaign that was, and more specifically some of the league’s new arrivals. A whole host of teams added to their star-studded squads in the summer and winter transfer windows, but not all of them have lived up to the hype surrounding their arrivals. Here, …
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Leicester return to action at the King Power Stadium on Saturday with football a mere afterthought as fans prepare to pay heartfelt tribute to the man who turned their dreams into astonishing reality. Manager Claude Puel’s pre-match preparations for the game against Burnley were disrupted after he and a number of players, including Jamie Vardy and Kasper Schmeichel, travelled to …
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Chelsea’s unbeaten season continued in earnest at Turf Moor on Sunday. The Blues could only draw with a spirited Manchester United in their last league outing, but a 4-0 win over Burnley today put them second in the Premier League table, pending Manchester City’s clash against Spurs tomorrow. Alvaro Morata has come in for some stinging criticism, with Olivier Giroud …
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Joe Hart believes his form for Burnley warrants a recall to the England squad after recovering from the hurt he felt at missing out on the World Cup finals he told The Times. The 31-year-old goalkeeper is back garnering positive headlines for his new club after a nomadic couple of years once Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola told him he …
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Raul Jimenez scored the only goal of the game as newly-promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers continued their impressive start to the Premier League season with a 1-0 win at home to Burnley on Sunday. Victory lifted Wolves into the top half of the table but this result left Burnley still searching for their first league win of the campaign as they equalled …
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After a week of strife, Manchester United faced an away trip on Sunday afternoon. Spurs embarrassed United 3-0 at Old Trafford, but a reversal in fortunes was on the horizon. Not so fresh from their failure to qualify for the Europa League were Burnley, who offered little resistance to a Man United side for whom a win was essential. A banner …
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Ipswich Town are close to securing a loan deal for Jonathan Walters from Burnley, according to reports this afternoon. The Republic of Ireland international had an impressive spell with the club between 2007 and 2010, scoring 30 goals in that period, before making the move to Stoke City. Walters has been with Burnley since last season but is struggling to …
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Republic of Ireland midfielder Jeff Hendrick scored an equaliser for Burnley in their clash with Fulham at Craven Cottage. The Cottagers took the lead after just four minutes through Michael Seri but Burnley hit back thanks to Jeff Hendrick’s strike. Fulham were dispossessed in midfield and the away side broke quickly. The ball fell to Hendrick in the box but his initial …
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Five-time Europa League winners Sevilla look set for another assault on the competition after Pablo Sarabia’s solitary goal earned a 1-0 away win to Sigma Olomouc in the first leg of their playoff on Thursday. Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers are also well-placed to make the group stages, but Burnley’s first European adventure for 51 years looks likely to come …
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While Dundalk welcome AEK Larnaca to Oriel Park for their Europa League second round qualifier on Thursday night, another European match with a distinctly Irish feel is taking place up at Pittodrie. As a result of their fine performance in the Premier League last season, Burnley are competing in European competition for the first time in fifty years – though …
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Burnley’s Scott Arfield has become Rangers manager Steven Gerrard’s first signing since he was confirmed to take over the Glasgow club at this season’s end. The first piece of transfer news from Ibrox since their recent manager switch-up has seen Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield join Rangers on a four-year deal after his deal at Burnley ran out. Over the course …
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The 2017/18 Premier League season has come to a close, and for Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, it was certainly one to remember.
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After 22 years as Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger took charge of his final game at the Emirates on Sunday as Burnley visited North London.
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