O’Neill will be without striker Shayne Lavery, as the Cambridge United player continues to recover from a hamstring injury.
O’Neill is also missing injured goalkeeper Conor Hazard, which leads to Sheffield Wednesday’s Pierce Charles, still uncapped at the senior level, being called up to the squad. Stoke City midfielder Jordan Thompson and Huddersfield Town’s Brodie Spencer, both sidelined with injuries during the September fixtures, also make their return.
Striker Jamie Reid has been recalled for Northern Ireland’s upcoming Nations League double-header against Belarus and Bulgaria. The Stevenage forward missed the 2-0 home win against Luxembourg and the 1-0 away loss to Bulgaria in September due to an unspecified medical condition.
Our squad to take on Belarus and Bulgaria has been revealed 👀 #GAWA pic.twitter.com/2dI67JNNay
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) October 3, 2024
Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Birmingham City), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers), Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
Defenders: Paddy McNair (West Bromwich Albion, on loan from San Diego FC), Jamal Lewis (Sao Paulo, on loan from Newcastle United), Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers).
Midfielders: George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City), Alistair McCann (Preston North End), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Southampton), Isaac Price (Standard Liege), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient), Ross McCausland (Rangers), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock), Caolan Boyd-Munce (St Mirren).
Forwards: Josh Magennis (Exeter City), Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers), Jamie Reid (Stevenage Town), Callum Marshall (Huddersfield Town, on loan from West Ham United).
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