Four Clarets in Ireland play-off squad

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After finishing second in the qualifying group, the Republic of Ireland have been drawn against Denmark in the play-offs with the winners earning a place in next summer’s World Cup Finals in Russia.

Embed from Getty ImagesAnd Martin O’Neill, as is usual, has named a provisional squad of 34 players and that squad will be reduced closer to the games which are scheduled for 11th and 14th November with the second of the games to be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Jonathan Walters remains out with an injury but O’Neill has called up four Burnley players in Kevin Long, Stephen Ward, Robbie Brady and Jeff Hendrick.

The Full Squad

Goalkeepers
Darren Randolph (Middlesbrough)
Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday)
Rob Elliot (Newcastle)
Colin Doyle (Bradford City)

Defenders
Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough)
Matt Doherty (Wolves)
Paul McShane (Reading)
Richard Keogh (Derby)
Shane Duffy (Brighton)
Ciaran Clark (Newcastle)
John O’Shea (Sunderland)
Kevin Long (Burnley)
Stephen Ward (Burnley)

Midfielders
Aiden McGeady (Sunderland)
Daryl Horgan (Preston)
Alan Browne (Preston)
Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa)
Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa)
Harry Arter (Bournemouth)
James McCarthy (Everton)
Robbie Brady (Burnley)
Jeff Hendrick (Burnley)
David Meyler (Hull)
Eunan O’Kane (Leeds)
Wes Hoolahan (Norwich)
Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City)
Jonny Hayes (Celtic)
James McClean (West Brom)

Forwards
Shane Long (Southampton)
Daryl Murphy (Nottingham Forest)
David McGoldrick (Ipswich)
Sean Maguire (Preston)
Scott Hogan (Aston Villa)
Aiden O’Brien (Millwall)

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