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Burnley striker Ashley Barnes charged for drink-driving 'after four-hour boozing session on the team coach to celebrate Premier League survival'... with manager Sean Dyche FURIOUS over the incident

Premier League star Ashley Barnes has been charged for drink-driving after being arrested in the early hours of the morning following Burnley's top-flight survival celebrations.

Barnes, 31, is reported to have had a four-hour drinking session with his Burnley team-mates on the coach journey back following their victory over Fulham last Monday.

The Burnley striker was later pulled over by police after getting behind the wheel of his £55,000 Mercedes V-Class people carrier near his home and was arrested after failing a breathalyzer test.

Premier League forward Ashley Barnes, 31, has been charged with drink-driving

Cheshire Police confirmed that Barnes had been arrested and charged in a statement, which read: 'At around 3am on Tuesday, May 11, officers stopped a black Mercedes V220.