Wales v Iceland LIVE: Nations League updates as Cullen brace gives hosts the lead at half-time
Craig Bellamy’s side need to avoid defeat in their final match to secure a promotion play-off in March
Wales host Iceland in Cardiff tonight in the final match of their group campaign in Nations League group B4, with Craig Bellamy’s side needing just one point to stay in with a shout of promotion.
The home side drew 0-0 against Turkey last week to keep themselves second in the group, two points ahead of Iceland, and they are in the hunt for automatic promotion if they win and Turkey slip up against Montenegro.
However, second place is a more realistic hope for Bellamy’s men, and that result would put them into a promotion play-off in March.
But first, they have to get past an Iceland side that they drew 2-2 with in Reykjavik last month, with the visitors hunting three points that would force the Welsh into a relegation play-off come March.
We’ll have all the latest build-up, news and reaction below:
Wales 0-1 Iceland
30 mins
Davies puts in another poor pass and it almost creates a great counter-attack for Iceland, but Rodon steps in brilliantly to win it back.
Wales are enjoying far more possession than the visitors now, but they still can’t find the gaps in the Iceland defence, as Sampsted is the first player to be booked after dragging down Dan James.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
28 mins
Good play from Johnson as he opts to just and Fridriksson. He beats him and puts in a cross, but it’s deflected away from danger. Wales need more of that.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
26 mins
Thorsteinsson does well to beat Williams a couple of times with a dummy before delivering a low cross, but it’s cleared and Iceland blasts over a shot from about 25 yards.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
25 mins
There’s a break in play as it seems Oskarsson is injured. He’s forced off, and Ellertsson comes on in his place. A boost for Wales, for sure.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
23 mins
Johnson is the latest to try and run at the Iceland defence, and he squares a layoff to Cullen, but the Swansea man can only drive a shot from distance straight at Valdimarsson.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
21 mins
Wales are certainly keeping the ball better now, but too much of their play has been pedestrian so far. Sheehan tries to inject some pace into it with a great through ball that finds James, but the latter’s cross is put behind for a corner.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
19 mins
Wilson’s free-kick is headed behind for a corner, and that set-piece comes to nothing after Davies loses the ball on the wing.
Not clicking for the home side at the moment.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
17 mins
Sheehan and Oskarsson are involved in a scuffle so play it stopped for a minute or so as they both get a talking to.
Groans around the stadium as Davies turns back rather than playing it forward, though Wales do eventually win a free-kick near the edge of the box after a foul from Gudmundsson.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
15 mins
Wales are slowly starting to look a bit more comfortable here, though there haven’t been any chances for the home side.
Wales 0-1 Iceland
13 mins
It briefly looks as though Oskarsson is clean through again, though Rodon does well to recover and the Icelandic striker was offside anyway.
Moments later, Johnson finds himself 1-v-1 but he scuffs his effort and the ‘keeper saves, though the Spurs man was also offside.
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