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Albion’s internationals get underway tonight

Aaron Connolly, Jayson Molumby and Shane Duffy face Bulgaria with the Republic of Ireland this evening.

By Alex Stedman • 03 September 2020

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Aaron Connolly and Ireland face Bulgaria tonight.

Nine Albion players could be international action over the coming week as the new Nations League campaign gets underway. 

Aaron Connolly, Shane Duffy and Jayson Molumby have been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for the Nations League games against Bulgaria in Sofia tonight (7.45pm) and at home to Finland in Dublin on Sunday at 5pm. 

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Jayson Molumby is part of the national senior squad for the Republic of Ireland.

Joel Veltman is part of the Netherlands national squad for their two Nations League home games against Poland on Friday night and Italy on Monday in Amsterdam. Both games kick off at 7.45pm.

The Belgium squad are preparing for Nations League matches against Denmark in Copenhagen on Saturday night at 7.45pm and Iceland in Brussels at the same time on Tuesday evening three days later. Leandro Trossard will be looking to get his first senior international cap.

Romanian midfielder Tudor Baluta has been included in a squad which covers the Nations League and European U21 Championship qualifiers against Northern Ireland in Bucharest on Friday night and the away match against Austria in Vienna on Monday. 

Defender Leo Ostigard has received a call-up for Norway Under-21s that will see him jet off this week for friendlies against Gibraltar and Holland tomorrow evening and on Tuesday.

Tariq Lamptey has been called into the England under-21s squad for the first time. England face Kosovo in Pristina on Friday at 6pm and Austria next Tuesday in Ried im Innkreis at 7.30pm.

Warren O’Hora is currently taking part in a training camp with the Republic of Ireland under-21s. The central defender joined MK Dons on a season-long loan last month.