Northern Ireland vs Austria LIVE: Nations League latest score, goals, odds, how to watch on TV and stream online
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Your support makes all the difference.Northern Ireland welcome Austria to Belfast in what is effectively a dead-rubber in Group B3.
Northern Ireland will want to reclaim some pride nonetheless as Michael O’Neill’s side are yet to register a point, and are already guaranteed.
Austria drew 0-0 with runaway Group B3 Leaders Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday, but a squad that includes Bayern Munich’s David Alaba will want to finish off their Nations League campaign with a win. Follow it live:
Match preview
What time does it start?
Northern Ireland vs Austria kicks off at 5:00pm (GMT) on Sunday 18th November.
Where can I watch it?
Northern Ireland vs Austria will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Main Event and Football channels from 4:30pm (GMT), and can be streamed on Sky Go online.
Highlights will be on Sky Sports Football at 9:30am (GMT) on Monday 19th November.
Player to watch…
Marko Arnautovic: The West Ham forward scored the only goal in Austria’s 1-0 win against Northern Ireland last month, and will be his country’s main attacking threat on Sunday. The 29-year-old has amassed 76 caps and 20 goals for Austria, and will be looking to add to that tally up against Jonny Evans and Craig Cathcart.
Form guide…
Northern Ireland: LLWLLD
Austria: LWLWLD
Odds…
Northern Ireland to win: 9/4
Austria to win: 6/5
Draw: 47/20
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Northern Ireland 0-0 Austria, 42 minutes
Now then.
Xaver Schlager drags down George Saville from behind after more good work from Stuart Dallas.
Left side of the box, 20 yards out. A chance...
Northern Ireland 0-0 Austria, 43 minutes
Niall McGinn strolls up, curls it to the near post...
About two feet wide, and Heinz Lindner had it covered. A decent effort, but you would have liked him to have at least worked the goalkeeper.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Austria, 45 minutes
One additional minute at the end of the first half.
Inevitably, as two sides with nothing to play for, one which has struggled desperately for goals recently and one missing their primary goalscoring threat, finish the first half at deadlock. 0-0.
So just Corry Evans' early double-deflected effort to really mention from that half.
Heinz Lindner did well to tip it over the bar, and otherwise neither side has created a clear chance from open play.
Norhtern Ireland have now gone over five hours without scoring a goal. Will they find one in the second half?
Stuart Dallas impressed from left-back in the first half. Can he force a breakthrough?
A half time change for the visitors: Peter Zulj comess off the bench with Stefan Ilsanker (who may have been struggling with an injury towards the end of the first 45) replaced.
The second half has begun.
GOAL! Northern Ireland 0-1 Austria (Xaver Schlager, 49 minutes)
Austria lead!
It is good play from the replacement Zulj to work the ball down the left.
He manages to cut back towards his support and David Alaba cleverly lets it run across him, right into Xaver Schlager's path.
The talented 21-year-old fires home impressively from the edge of the box, sweeping home with his left foot across goal past Trevor Carson diving to his left.
Northern Ireland 0-1 Austria, 52 minutes
Julian Baumgartlinger has to haul down Jordan Jones as the pacey wideman knocks it past the Austrian captain and is booked.
From the resulting free kick there are penalty appeals, but Jonny Evans went down too softly under light Aleksandar Dragovic contact.
Northern Ireland 0-1 Austria, 53 minutes
Better from the hosts.
Good interplay down the right sees the ball squared to Steven Davis on the penalty spot.
The Northern Ireland captain has to take a touch, and by the time he has settled and unfurled his shot, Aleksandar Dragovic is able to launch himself and block.
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