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10th Dec 2016

Jeff Hendrick has scored one of the best goals ever by an Irish player in the Premier League

What a goal...

Robert Redmond

What. A. Goal.

Jeff Hendrick has scored a goal of the season contender in Burnley’s Premier League game against Bournemouth.

The Irish midfielder, who joined the newly-promoted Premier League side from Derby County in a deal worth £10.5m in the summer, showed his class with a stunning piece of control, before letting fly from 30-yards.

Before going any further, we must state that we’re not permitted to use Premier League footage, but the images sum-up what was a truly special goal from Hendrick.

It came about following a long kick down the field from Burnley ‘keeper Tom Heaton…

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Bournemouth’s Nathan Ake won the header, but the ball fell to Matthew Lowton…

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Who played a pass through to Hendrick…

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The pass was a bit high, forcing Hendrick to do an impression of Dennis Bergkamp and pluck it out of the air…

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He got it under control…

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Let fly…

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And watched it hit the back of the net…

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It might be the best goal by an Irish player in the Premier League since John O’Shea scored with a dinked finish against Arsenal in 2005.

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Hendrick’s Irish teammate Stephen Ward would double Burnley’s lead a few minutes later, but, unsurprisingly, it was Hendrick’s stunning, dipping volley that had people talking.

Gary Lineker agreed the goal was a cracker, but disapproved of Alastair Campbell, Burnley fan and the British Labour party’s former press secretary, tweeting footage of it.