Nations League - Group B2
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia (19:45 BST)
Three changes for NI as Devenny, Galbraith and Kelly start
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Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
A great chance but Northern Ireland can't take it.
A superb ball from Hume is beyond the reach of Kochorashvili and Patrick Kelly is in on goal.
He was almost caught in two minds about whether to shoot or cross to Donley. He opts for the latter but it's cut out.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC One NI
I think we need to get Isaac Price in the game a bit more.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Northern Ireland again work the ball into space but Isaac Price's cross is too close to Mamardashvili.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Tom Atcheson heads Shea Charles' delivery onto the roof of the net.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Pierce Charles arrows a delightful ball out to Trai Hume, quarter back style, and it ends in a Northern Ireland corner.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC One NI
It's been a good period of sustained pressure but apart from that Ruari McConville header we haven't had anything of note that you would say we should be ahead.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Georgia again don't deal with the throw, but Mamardashvili does well to watch Donley's spin and shot at the back post.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Rinse and repeat.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
It's cleared but not very far, and Trai Hume will launch another throw in.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Another Northern Ireland corner as Georgia make a meal of Trai Hume's throw.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
To be fair, Tom Atcheson was like George Best there with that previous move. What a run.
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Jonathan Bradley
BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Windsor Park
Over in Georgia Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was asked about comparisons to George Best.
Tonight, the Kop Stand are telling him he's no Keith Gillespie...or words to that effect.
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Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC One NI
Devenny is really disappointed with himself, he just puts too much pace on the ball, if it didn't have that much pace it would have been a tap-in for Donley or Kelly.
Tom Atcheson has everything in his locker and he can now step into the game and produce a bit of magic.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
It's nearly a wonder goal from Northern Ireland. Absolutely liquid football.
Tom Atcheson brings the ball out of defence and dances past four players.
He plays it to Price, who back-heels the ball to Justin Devenny, but his cross is just too far ahead of Donley and Kelly.
Magic from Atcheson, though. What a find for Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
John O'Neill
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC Radio Ulster
That is a brilliant save. That needed a big, left hand to keep that out.
That is easily the best chance of the game.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Georgia work some space in the area as Zuriko Davitashvili dances into the area.
He manages to work some space and get a shot away, but Pierce Charles is down low to keep it out.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Shea Charles hammered Dominik Szoboszlai in a tackle last week and now it's the turn of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Great tackle.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Stephen Craigan
Former Northern Ireland defender on BBC One NI
It's just that final thing, that final touch or penetration at the top end of the pitch for Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
For a brief second it looks like Justin Devenny's cross is going in but Mamardashvili is able to pluck it out of the air.
This is one-way traffic at the minute. Just no goal to show for it.
Northern Ireland 0-0 Georgia
Patrick Kelly's effort is blocked at the back post. Another corner.
The pressure is building and building.
Northern Ireland have earned seven points from their first three games in the 2026-27 Nations Leauge
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill is confident his side can deal with growing expectations.
The team will conclude their first international window back in the second tier of the Uefa Nations League against Georgia at Windsor Park on Monday night, having already taken seven points from the first three games.
Friday night's 3-0 victory over Ukraine in Slovakia kept them top of Group B2 at the halfway point, raising hopes of not just playing in League A for the first time, but also securing their place among the second pot of seeds for the Euro 2028 qualifying draw to be held in Belfast on 6 December.
That the average age of the starting XI who won so convincingly in Trnava was just 22 years old only adds to the growing belief around a team currently playing without two established Premier League talents in Conor Bradley and Daniel Ballard.
"It's good for the team to have expectations, the worst thing is to have no expectation," said O'Neill.
"The team will handle that well. They're going to have bumps along the road, we know that, but if we get to our end goal, whatever that may be, it will be worth it."
Northern Ireland v Georgia
Uefa Nations League
Monday, 5 October 19:45 BST
Windsor Park, Belfast
Live on BBC iPlayer, BBC One NI, BBC Three, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary available online.
When O'Neill moved Tottenham Hotspur 21-year-old Jamie Donley from number 10 into a central striker role last year, it appeared that a favoured starting XI had emerged some two years into the manager's second stint in charge.
Injuries that ruled the likes of goalkeeper Pierce Charles and wing-back Bradley out of multiple windows have meant that preferred version of the side has still yet to take the field together.
In the time since, competition for places has increased, most especially in the centre and right side of defence.
Such was the surplus in those areas, even in the absence of Ballard and Bradley, that Sunderland full-back Trai Hume captained the side from central midfield against Ukraine.
"I don't look at it as if they're playing out of position; I look at it as them being given an opportunity to play a position that will help me and help the team," said O'Neill.
"Terry Devlin did a great job on the left-hand side which is a position where we don't have a lot of options, so that was brilliant he could give us that.
"For me, Jamie Donley has had his best games for us as a nine, so while other people may not see him as that, I do, which is the most important thing."
Defenders Brodie Spencer and Tom Atcheson sat out Sunday's training session before Georgia, although O'Neill said it was "precautionary" in both cases.
Ethan Galbraith and Callum Marshall are both available to face the side who replaced manager Willy Sagnol with under-21 boss Ramaz Svanadze after a 1-0 defeat in the reverse fixture on 25 September.
"In the middle of a window, if you're going to make a change, the natural thing would be to promote someone from within the association," said O'Neill.
"He's probably had a number of those players at under-21 level so he knows the players extremely well.
"We've studied both subsequent games and how the team has been set out, the changes that have been made, and I think we're well prepared for what style of play or tactics Georgia will use."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
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| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 3 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
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4 Israel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
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| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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3 Belarus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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4 San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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2 Cyprus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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3 Armenia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
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4 Latvia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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2 Moldova | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
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3 Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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4 Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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2 Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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3 Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
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4 Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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2 Gibraltar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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3 Andorra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Azerbaijan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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2 Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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3 Liechtenstein | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
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Manager:Michael O'Neill
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Manager:Michael O'Neill
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Manager:Ramaz Svanadze
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