Matt Doherty keen to apply Premier League polish to Irish quest

If anyone from the Ireland squad deserves a break after a long season, it is Matt Doherty but not until he caps it off with a 50th appearance today.

The 26-year-old was a mainstay of the Wolves team which blazed to the Championship title this season and he’s got international ambitions to achieve next.

Aside from a mini-break to Las Vegas gifted by the club to their triumphant team last month, Doherty had been flat out for 11 months. The downtime arranged for Portugal and Greece from Monday will be all the more relaxed should he feature against the USA today for his third cap, a first on home soil.