Michael O'Neill has named his Northern Ireland team to face Georgia in a behind closed doors UEFA Nations League clash at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi.
The Green & White Army return to League B after topping Group C3 in the previous edition of the Nations League and they will be determined to ensure their stay in the second tier than the brief affair last time.
Northern Ireland have been pitted in a tough Group B2 alongside Georgia, Hungary and Ukraine, and they will be looking to secure their first victory at League B level having lost eight of their 10 fixtures in the second tier of the competition.
O'Neill named an expanded 28-strong squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures, although Eoin Toal, Michael Forbes, Braiden Graham and Dion Charles have been omitted for the Georgia match.
Jamie McDonnell was forced to withdraw from the squad due to sustaining a squad injury.
O'Neill makes three changes from Northern Ireland's last match against France in June with Blackburn Rovers' Tom Atcheson and Sunderland's Dan Ballard coming into the defence alongside Ciaron Brown and Trai Hume in a straight back four.
Ethan Galbraith comes into the midfield alongside Shea Charles following an excellent start to the season with Stoke City.
Patrick Kelly and Justin Devenny provide width on either flank, while Isaac Price offers support to Jamie Donley, who leads the line.
Northern Ireland XI
Pierce Charles; Tom Atcheson, Dan Ballard, Ciaron Brown, Trai Hume; Patrick Kelly, Shea Charles, Ethan Galbraith, Justin Devenny; Isaac Price; Jamie Donley.
Substitutes: Hazard, Peacock-Farrell, Devlin, Magennis, Marshall, McConville, McNair, Morrison, O'Neill, Smyth, Spencer, Thompson.
