Before last season, we published an article with the list of the last Irish player to start a game in the Premier League for each of the teams in the top division.
Following on from that, we've compiled the following list of the last Irish player to score for each of the teams in the upcoming season.
Damien Duff and Robbie Keane hold the distinction of being the last Irish goalscorer for two different clubs - Duff for Chelsea against Newcastle in 2005 and Fulham against Wigan in 2012, and Keane for Liverpool against Bolton in 2008 and Spurs against Sunderland in 2009. Keane actually scored twice for Liverpool against Bolton that day - finding the back of the net on 53 and 58 minutes.
Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Cardiff, Huddersfield, and Leicester City have had no Irish goalscorers in the Premier League era, and with no Irish players named in the Arsenal, Huddersfield and Leicester squads (at the time of writing) this does not look like changing in the next 12 months.
Of the teams with one, or more, goalscorers, Watford fans have waited the longest to see another goalscorer from the Boys in Green. More than 18 years have passed since Limerick's Dominic Foley scored for the Hornets against Leeds in May 2000, although much is thought of teenage scoring sensation Ryan Cassidy in the current underage setup at Vicarage Road.
| Club | Date | Home | Score | Away | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 18th November 2017 | Bournemouth | 4-0 | Huddersfield | Harry Arter |
| Burnley | 19th April 2010 | Burnley | 1-2 | Chelsea | Kevin Long |
| Crystal Palace | 2nd April 2016 | West Ham United | 2-2 | Crystal Palace | Damien Delaney |
| Chelsea | 19th November 2005 | Chelsea | 3-0 | Newcastle Utd | Damien Duff |
| Everton | 4th February 2017 | Everton | 6-3 | Bournemouth | James McCarthy |
| Fulham | 22nd September 2012 | Wigan | 1-2 | Fulham | Damien Duff |
| Liverpool | 26th December 2008 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Bolton | Robbie Keane |
| Manchester City | 21st November 2009 | Liverpool | 2-2 | Manchester City | Stephen Ireland |
| Manchester United | 27th March 2010 | Bolton | 0-4 | Manchester United | Darron Gibson |
| Newcastle Utd | 28th November 2017 | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Newcastle Utd | Ciaran Clark |
| Southampton | 8th April 2010 | Arsenal | 3-2 | Southampton | Shane Long |
| Tottenham | 7th November 2009 | Tottenham | 2-0 | Sunderland | Robbie Keane |
| Watford | 3rd May 2000 | Leeds United | 3-1 | Watford | Dominic Foley |
| West Ham United | 30th January 2013 | Fulham | 3-1 | West Ham United | Joey O'Brien |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25th February 2012 | Newcastle Utd | 2-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kevin Doyle |
