Northern Ireland v Netherlands: Euro 2020 qualifier – live! | Football

Van Dijk and De Ligt is a decent centre-back pairing. Josh Magennis was impressive in the reverse fixture but it will be one of the toughest tests of his career tonight.

A good win for Wales today.

O’Neill: “We have to go and try to win the game. We’ve picked a team with that in mind.

“I think we’ve put as much pace in the team as we can with Stuart Dallas and Jamal Lewis coming in.”

Michael O’Neill will have a new Championship rival after Neil Harris was appointed Cardiff boss today.

That’s a relief! Scott Minto is actually in Belfast for the match and David Prutton has been relieved.

Is David Prutton going to carry on for a third game? I will be worried for him if he does. Two is just about doable but presenting three separate matches in a day is madness.

I also did the MBM on this earlier and the referee was farcically bad. I am hoping the one in Belfast is better.

No Memphis Depay for Netherlands tonight but we do get Ryan Babel, so I am pretty happy. Depay has been in great nick for Lyon this season, making it a shame that we do not get to see him as he looks to vanquish the reputation built during his time at Old Trafford.

Your main man Nick Ames is in Pristina, so has written this:

Michael O’Neill is off to Stoke but he is focused on the task in hand with Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland: Peacock-Farrell, J Evans, Cathcart, C Evans, Lewis, Saville, Davis, McNair, Whyte, Magennis, Dallas

Netherlands: Cillesen, Veltman, De Ligt, Van Dijk, Blind, De Roon, De Jong, Berghuis, Van de Beek, Babel, Promes

Good evening!

Northern Ireland’s manager has announced he is off and their qualification hopes hang by a thread, so it’s not a great time for the team.

On the upside, Netherlands are in town, meaning we should be in for a bit of entertainment as the Dutch seem to have found their feet again under Ronald Koeman. The visitors need just a point to confirm their place at the Euros and they will be planning to secure it tonight.

This is not the end of O’Neill and Northern Ireland as they will go into the playoffs next year and the manager will stay on for those matches while also being in charge at Stoke.

Northern Ireland ran Netherlands close last month, leading into the closing stages until the Dutch turned the game around late on with two quick goals.

Let’s hope they can make it a cracking game once again!

Kick-off: 7.45pm GMT