Coronary heart of Midlothian captain Lawrence Shankland has been recalled to the Scotland squad for the pivotal World Cup qualifiers towards Greece and Denmark later this month.
The striker, who final featured for Scotland within the Nations League victory over Poland 12 months in the past, returns to Steve Clarke’s pool alongside defenders Ross McCrorie and Josh Doig.
Kieron Bowie of Hibernian misses out to make room for Shankland’s return, with Che Adams of Torino), Birmingham Metropolis’s Lyndon Dykes and George Hirst of Ipswich City the opposite strikers within the squad.
Bristol Metropolis’s McCrorie, who made his sole Scotland look towards Gibraltar final yr, returns to supply further cowl at right-back, with Aaron Hickey solely simply again from the harm he sustained over the past worldwide window.
Doig missed out on the October squad however was part of the group in September and can vie for the left-back place with captain Andy Robertson and Kieran Tierney.
Angus Gunn, who has began all 4 qualifiers, is lacking by means of harm so Falkirk’s Scott Bain – who final featured for Scotland in 2019 towards San Marino – returns.
The eight midfielders named by Clarke are precisely the identical as these within the squad for the hard-working victories towards Greece and Belarus in October.
Scotland journey to Piraeus to face Greece on 15 November earlier than enjoying group leaders Denmark at Hampden Park three days later.
Clarke’s aspect are second in Group C after three wins and a draw and have already secured at the very least a spot within the World Cup play-offs in March.
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