Poll: The Best Goal Scored By An Irish Player In The Premier League

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After Shane Long's astonishing two goal performance against Aston Villa last night, we decided to look back on other great goals scored by Irish players.

Obviously, Stephanie Roche scored the greatest ever goal by an Irish footballer but we've limited our selection to goals scored in the English Premier League.

Check out our selection below, then vote for your favourite in the poll below.

1. Steve Staunton (Aston Villa) vs Manchester United, 1993

2. Denis Irwin (Manchester United) vs Liverpool, 1994

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frue5EYNDqA

3. Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur) vs Manchester United, 1999

4. Ian Harte (Leeds United) vs Manchester United, 2002

5. John O'Shea (Manchester United) vs Arsenal, 2005

6. Stephen Ireland (Manchester City) vs Reading, 2007

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7. Robbie Keane (Liverpool) vs Arsenal, 2008

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSm5oubwP1g

8. Shane Long (West Brom) vs Aston Villa, 2013

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