Northern Ireland take on Slovenia in Ljubljana on Thursday evening - kick-off 7.45pm
It is a must-win game for Northern Ireland if they want to stay in contention in Group H.
They currently sit fifth in the table after winning just one of their opening four games so far, that coming against San Marino.Defeats to Denmark, Finland and Kazakhstan have dampened confidence, however.It is going to be a tough test considering the players O'Neill us missing, and those absentees are reflected in the starting XI.
Bailey Peacock-Farrell starts in goals as expected, with a back three of Paddy McNair, Jonny Evans and Ciaron Brown. Trai Hume and Matty Kennedy are out wide, with a central midfield pairing of George Saville and Shea Charles.Northern Ireland stats man Marshall Gillespie outlined the inexperience when he tweeted that five of the side have played eight games or less for their country.Boss O'Neill believes the game is winnable. Let's hope he's right.
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