BURNLEY have this afternoon confirmed the appointment of Eddie Howe as manager.

The former Bournemouth boss, 33, has signed a three-and-a-half year deal at Turf Moor.

Howe, who watched Burnley draw with QPR at Turf Moor this weekend, said: “This is a fantastic club and you only had to see the fans at the game here on Saturday to see how passionate they are.

“It is just a fantastic opportunity for Jason and myself to join such a big, ambitious and progressive club, and we are delighted.

“We had such a great time at Bournemouth and it was always going to take a special club for us to leave, because of he fantastic success we’ve had there in the past two years.

“We just felt Burnley was that club and we are ready to take on a huge challenge.

"However, it’s one we are excited by. The team is in a decent league position, but there is still a long way to go and hopefully we can get off to a good a start and see where that takes us.”