Clarets raise the spirits for the Premier League’s Boys in Green

Burnley finished the season with four Irish starters: one of the few highlights for Irish players in the Premier League this season, says John Fallon 

It’s a trend which matters little to Irish fans midway through a campaign on course for World Cup qualification but the green presence in the English Premier League is withering.

Everton had started the season as the greatest hope for the Irish fraternity only for various factors to conspire against them finishing it with one representative in their matchday squad.