Northern Ireland host Kosovo at Windsor Park on Saturday in the first of their final two Nations League fixtures of this campaign. Here, the PA news agency looks at the key talking points ahead of the game. Even so, Baraclough opted against calling in a replacement for the Kosovo game and the trip to Greece that follows. Nations League hoodooA draw with Cyprus in June meant that Northern Ireland remain winless in the Nations League (Niall Carson/PA)Stop me if you have heard this one before, but the Nations League is no friend of Northern Ireland. Now the threat of relegation to League D is real, and Northern Ireland face the prospect of a much more difficult draw for Euro 2024 qualifying as their co-efficient ranking tumbles with every setback.

Source: The Herald September 23, 2022 22:29 UTC