Call ups for Duff and Paterson

Last updated : 29 September 2008 By Tony Scholes
Michael Duff
Michael Duff - with Martin Paterson in the Northern Ireland squad
Northern Ireland travel to Maribor to play Slovenia on Saturday 11th October and then four days later return home to take on San Marino at Windsor Park.

They will be looking for their first win of the campaign having picked up just one point from their first two games. They were beaten 2-1 in Slovakia before holding Czech Republic, the group five favourites, to a 0-0 draw in Belfast.

Duff didn't make the team or the subs bench in either whilst Paterson started the game in Slovakia and was used as a substitute in the draw against the Czech Republic.

The squad Worthington has selected is:

Maik Taylor (Birmingham), Alan Mannus (Linfield), Jonny Tuffey (Partick Thistle), Chris Baird (Fulham), Stephen Craigan (Motherwell), Gareth McAuley (Ipswich), Jonny Evans (Manchester United), Michael Duff (Burnley), George McCartney (RK Sunderland), Aaron Hughes (Fulham), Steven Davis (Rangers), Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United), Michael O'Connor (Crewe), Sammy Clingan (Norwich), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Dean Shiels (Hibs), David Healy (RK Sunderland), Peter Thompson (Stockport), Warren Feeney (Dundee United), Martin Paterson (Burnley), Kyle Lafferty (Rangers).