Ukraine v Northern Ireland: Match preview
Northern Ireland are expecting Ukraine to be firing on all cylinders when they face them in a challenge match in Dnipro tonight.
Ukraine are off to the Euros later this month and Ian Baraclough and his players reckon they will want to head to the tournament with a spring in their step.
It was only confirmed yesterday that - due to an easing of Covid restrictions by the Ukrainian government - the game at the Dnipro Arena will not be behind closed doors as planned but will in fact be played in front of 15,000 fans (7 o’clock kick-off UK time).
Wilson: We Weren t Really Ready to Get Promoted
Friday, 21st May 2021 12:36
Departed Blues centre-half James Wilson, who agreed to join Plymouth Argyle yesterday, says he’ll look back fondly on his two years at Portman Road and admits Town weren’t ready to get promoted.
Wilson, 32, was released earlier in the month and will move to the Pilgrims on a two-year deal once his Town terms are up at the end of June.
“I look back on it really fondly,” the once-capped-Wales international told the
Plymouth Herald when asked about his time with Town.
“It was frustrating at times. We had a massive squad and the manager [Paul Lambert] was always tinkering with the team.
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Northern Ireland to face Malta in challenge match at end of May
Northern Ireland’s senior men’s team will play Malta in an international challenge match at the end of this month.
Ian Baraclough’s side were scheduled to face Turkey in a UEFA-sanctioned friendly in Antalya on Monday 31 May but with Turkey being placed on the UK government’s red list for travel that match has been cancelled.
Instead Northern Ireland will now play Malta in a friendly on the same date in Austria. The behind closed doors match is being staged at the Wörthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt, with the kick-off time still to be finalised.