Northern Ireland have been rocked by another high-profile withdrawal ahead of this week's Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Leicester City defender Jonny Evans is the latest player to pull out of Michael O'Neill's squad due to injury.
O'Neill is already missing experienced skipper Steven Davis, alongside Corry Evans, Stuart Dallas, Ali McCann and Shayne Lavery who are also injured.
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Evans had been missing since last October with thigh and calf problems but recently returned to action for the Foxes.
But the 35-year-old missed Saturday's game against Brentford after suffering a hamstring strain, and now he won't feature in O'Neill's first games in charge since returning as Northern Ireland boss.
Northern Ireland kick-off their campaign with a trip to San Marino on Thursday before welcoming Finland to Windsor Park on Sunday.
O'Neil's squad includes four new faces including Isaac Price, Eoin Toal, Sean Goss and Cameron McGeehan.
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