Euro 2020 qualifiers: Jamal Lewis named in NI squad as Matthew Kennedy gets first call-up
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Despite suffering an elbow injury jamal Lewis has been appointed.
The Norwich City left-back fell from Crystal Palace on Saturday on his elbow and Canaries manager Daniel Farke had feared that it had been broken.
St Johnstone winger Matthew Kennedy is known as up to Michael ONeills squad together using Michael Smith coming into the board, for the first time.
NI play with the side to 10 October.
Four days later Following the qualifier in Rotterdam, they will face the Czech Republic in a friendly in Prague.
While experienced defender Gareth McAuley declared his retirement from football this season rangers winger Jordan Jones is set to miss the rest of the qualifying campaign with limb damage.
Northern Ireland are still sitting second in Euro qualifying Group C following they were off by a defeat by Germany in Belfast earlier this month off spot.
Lewis continues to be a routine for Norwich since their promotion to the Premier League in the summer and has started at all five qualifiers to date.
Hes ligament damage and there is no fracture, ONeill said concerning the left-backs elbow injury.
We will see how things progress on the weekend. It will be a situation of what the amount of annoyance will be.
Belfast-born Kennedy played at Under-21 and youth level but has formally switched allegiance with trained with the squad.
Twenty Kennedy, the only uncapped player in ONeills group, failed to make a first-team appearance during his time with Everton before going on to get loan charms with MK Dons Tranmere Rovers along with Hibernian.
He joined Cardiff City and then had loan charms at Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle and Port Vale previous summer before signing for NI goalkeeper Tommy Wright at St Johnstone.
He signed the Scottish Premiership side on a contract and has made over 40 appearances.
Weve known about him for a time, said ONeill.
He was created in Dundonald, has Scottish kids grew up in Scotland. Therefore the paper work took more than we thought he played for Scotland Under-21s.
He gives us another option in the wide area, which is very important with Jordan Jones outside for the remaining part of the effort with trauma, and Niall McGinn being in his 30s.
Hearts full-back Smith yields after missing the home conquer favorable and Germany to the squad win over Luxembourg because of injury.
In-form Linfield striker Shayne Lavery retains his place in the squad after coming off the bench against Germany.
Motherwell midfielder Liam Donnelly and Cardiff City defender Ciaron Brown, that was a surprise newcomer at the win over Luxembourg previous month, but are both selected by ONeill.
Northern Ireland won all four of the opening Euro 2020 qualifiers, away and in home to Estonia and Belarus.
Prior to completing their qualifying campaign off to Germany on 19 November to Windsor Park on 16 November, the Dutch are welcomed by ONeills side Following the trip to the Netherlands and favorable at the Czech Republic.
NI squad:
Goalkeepers: Michael McGovern, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Trevor Carson.
Defenders: Jonny Evans, Craig Cathcart, Conor McLaughlin, Jamal Lewis, Michael Smith, Tom Flanagan, Ciaron Brown.
Midfielders: Steven Davis, Niall McGinn Stuart Dallas, Shane Ferguson George Saville Jordan Thompson, Liam Donnelly, Matthew Kennedy.
Forwards: Shayne Lavery, Kyle Lafferty, Liam Boyce, Josh Magennis.
Ireland labor to a five-try bonus-point triumph to move a step closer to the World Cup quarter-finals.
Jamal Lewis is included for the Euro 2020 qualifier against the Netherlands in the NI squad, with St Johnstone winger Matthew Kennedy handed a primary call-up.
Crusaders director Stephen Baxter claims that his clubs first match of the season against Linfield at Seaview on Fridayis not to make or break.
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