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Glimt’s player Patrick Berg is on the team against Northern Ireland tonight. Which means you can debut with the flag on your chest.
At the same time, Joshua King has to start unusually at the bank. Sørloth replaced King in Friday’s home game against Austria and served Haaland in what became Norway’s only goal in a 1-2 loss.
Lars Lagerbäck makes three more changes to the starting line-up, two of them absolutely necessary after Tore Reginiussen and Sander Berge disappeared from the squad with injuries sustained at Ullevaal. Even Hovland replaces Reginiussen in central defense, Markus Henriksen replaces Berge in central midfield.
Otherwise, Mohamed Elyounoussi is back after serving his quarantine and pushes Morten Thorsby to the bank. Moi lost the match against Austria because he was sent off against Cyprus in the last match of the national league in November 2018.
Lagerbäck and his men will try to fight back after their first loss at home in four years, and their first under the Swede’s leadership. At Windsor Park, they will also try to make up for a 0-2 loss in March 2017, in Lagerbäck’s first game as coach of the Norwegian national team.
Northern Ireland coach Ian Baraclough brings three new players to the squad after the 1-1 game against Romania: Michael Smith, Jordan Thompson and Shane Ferguson. The home team has to do without Josh Magennis, who was sent off for two yellow cards even before the break in Bucharest. Jamal Lewis, who started Friday, is also out of the call.
Team captain Steven Davis plays his 119th international game, breaking the record set by Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pat Jennings.
Substitute Gavin Whyte saved a point for the Northern Irishmen with his draw just before the end, but he has to start again on the bench.
Norway (4-4-2):
1 Rune Almenning Jarstein – 14 Omar Elabdellaoui, 3 Kristoffer Ajer, 5 Even Hovland, 2 Haitam Aleesami – 8 Stefan Johansen (captain), 19 Markus Henriksen, 21 Mathias Normann, 11 Mohamed Elyounoussi – 23 Erling Braut Haaland, 9 Alexander Sørloth.
Reserves: 12 Ørjan Nyland, 13 Sondre Rossbach – 4 Andreas Hanche-Olsen, 6 Ruben Gabrielsen, 7 Joshua King, 10 Iver Fossum, 16 Jonas Svensson, 17 Martin Linnes, 18 Patrick Berg, 20 Morten Thorsby, 22 Birger Meling.
Northern Ireland (3-5-2):
1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell – 2 Michael Smith, 20 Craig Cathcart, 4 Daniel Ballard – 14 Stuart Dallas, 15 Jordan Thompson, 8 Steven Davis (kaptein), 6 George Saville, 11 Shane Ferguson – 17 Paddy McNair, 16 Conor Washington.
Reserver: 12 Michael McGovern, 23 Trevor Carson – 3 Alfie McCalmont, 5 Conor McLaughlin, 7 Niall McGinn, 9 Liam Boyce, 10 Kyle Lafferty, 13 Corry Evans, 19 Joel Cooper, 21 Ethan Galbraith, 22 Shayne Laverty.
Dommer: Bartosz Frankowski, Pollen.
