World Cup qualifier: Northern Ireland v Slovakia
Venue: Windsor Park Date: Wednesday, 9 September Kick-off: 1945 BST Coverage: Live on Radio Ulster medium wave and Radio Ulster website, live text commentary online and score updates on BBC Radio 5 Live, highlights on BBC1 NI 2315 BST
Northern! Ireland 's Kyle Lafferty is hoping to recover from a knee injury in time to play against Slovakia
Kyle Lafferty has been ruled out of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Slovakia with a knee injury.
The 21-year-old underwent a scan on the injury he sustained during the 1-1 draw with Poland and was then assessed by the team's medical staff on Tuesday.
It was decided not to take any risks with the player's fitness and the striker has therefore been withdrawn from the squad for Wednesday's game.
Lafferty will return immediately to his club, ! Glasgow Rangers.
Lafferty sustained the injury during the second half in Poland, in which he scored after 37 minutes of the first half.
With Warren Feeney also missing through injury, Burnley striker Martin Paterson is set to partner David Healy in attack.
The rest of the starting line-up is likely to be unchanged.
Accrington Stanley striker Billy Kee has been called into the squad.
Meanwhile West Bromwich Albion winger Chris Brunt has joined up with the squad in Belfast after missing the game in Poland because of a calf injury.
Defender Chris Baird is also back in the panel after serving a one-match suspension ! but striker Andrew Little and Sunderland player George McCartn! ey are s till absent.
Kee impressed while playing for the Northern Ireland Elite squad at the recent Milk Cup tournament and was part of the Under-21 panel which lost 2-0 to the Czech Republic in a European Championship qualifying game on Friday night.
