Wales vs Iceland predicted lineups and team news
Craig Bellamy’s Wales will conclude their Uefa Nations League group-stage campaign on Tuesday night at the Cardiff City Stadium, when they host Iceland in a League B Group 4 encounter.
Wales vs Iceland predicted lineups
Wales (4-2-3-1): Darlow; Roberts, Mepham, Davies, Williams; J. James, Sheehan; D. James, Wilson, Thomas; Johnson
Iceland (4-4-2): Valdimarsson; Lunddal, Palsson, Ingason, Sampsted; Gudmundsson, Traustason, Johannesson, Thorsteinsson; Gudjohnsen, Oskarsson
Wales currently occupy second spot in the group and still have a shot at finishing top of the pile if they can come out on top in this fixture which takes place at 7:45pm, live on S4C and BBC iPlayer.
Red Dragons look to right the wrongs of Reykjavik
Having thrown away a 2-0 lead at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavik to draw 2-2 against Iceland last month, some Welsh fans will still be wondering how they let a good road victory slip through their fingers.
Wales led thanks to first-half goals from Brennan Johnson and Harry Wilson, and looked like they were cruising to the three points. But a Logi Tomasson goal and a Danny Ward own goal in the space of three second-half minutes forced Wales to settle for a point.
In some respects doing well to not throw away the game entirely, it’s still a result that will have hurt Bellamy and his players. And they will look to put things right in Cardiff on Tuesday night.
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Wales go into this fixture on the back of a goalless draw in Turkey, in a game which saw the Turks miss an 89th-minute penalty from Kerem Akturkoglu.
Iceland earned a 2-0 win away in Montenegro on Saturday night and it will be a big ask for manager Age Hareide to get his side on Tuesday as they prepare for another long trip to the Welsh capital.
Wales vs Iceland team news
Bellamy has been forced to deal with a number of injuries through this Nations League campaign, with the likes of Owen Beck, Wes Burns, Kieffer Moore and Nathan Broadhead injured for these latest internationals.
Oxford United striker Mark Harris suffered a nasty head injury after a collision with team-mate Joe Rodon against Turkey and the forward is unlikely to feature against Iceland.
Rodon managed to finish the game but could be replaced for this one, with Chris Mepham a likely option.
Rodon’s Leeds United teammate Karl Darlow looks set to retain his place between the sticks at the expense of fellow keeper Ward.
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As for Iceland, Tomasson won’t have a chance to repeat his goalscoring efforts against the Welsh as he’s picked up too many yellow cards and is suspended.
Captain Aron Gunnarsson is set to miss out on Tuesday’s game due to a thigh injury, as he was an enforced withdrawal in the first half of the victory over Montenegro.
Victor Palsson is the man likely to fill the void for Gunnarsson, who would have been looking forward to a return to the Welsh capital having been a Cardiff City player for eight years before his departure in 2019.
