Clarets trio get international call up

The call up for Lafferty marks the next stage of an amazing season for the young striker, who scored his first international goal against Finland earlier in the month.

There has been no call up for Danny Coyne though in the Welsh squad, as he attempts to recover from cruciate ligament damage sustained last season.

The full Northern Ireland squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers - Maik Taylor (Birmingham City), Roy Carroll (West Ham United), Michael Ingham (Wrexham)

Defenders - Tony Capaldi (Plymouth Argyle), Stephen Craigan (Motherwell), Chris Baird (Southampton), Aaron Hughes (Aston Villa), Michael Duff (Burnley), Gareth McAuley (Leicester City)

Midfielders - Grant McCann (Cheltenham Town), Steve Davis (Aston Villa), Stuart Elliott (Hull City), Ivan Sproule (Hibernian), Keith Gillespie (Sheffield Utd), Sammy Clingan (Nottingham Forest), Chris Brunt (Sheffield Wednesday)

Forwards - Warren Feeney (Luton Town), James Quinn (Northampton Town), David Healy (Leeds Utd), Kyle Lafferty (Burnley), Steve Jones (Burnley)