South Wales Echo

WALES v FINLAND... ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

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WHAT TIME IS WALES V FINLAND KICK-OFF?

7.45pm tonight.

Yes, the match will be screened live on S4C. Coverage begins at 7:25pm. It will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports. Coverage on their Premier League channel starts at 7.30pm. Alternativ­ely, you can follow our live match blog which will be on WalesOnlin­e’s football page from around 5pm.

WHAT ABOUT LIVE STREAMING? Viewers can live stream S4C’s coverage via the BBC iPlayer, while Sky Sports customers can live stream the match via the Sky Go app.

WHAT IS THE LATEST TEAM NEWS?

Jonny Williams is expected to be available after missing the 1-0 win over Republic of Ireland with a slight hamstring issue. Harry Wilson is also able to feature after serving a one-game suspension last time out.

However, the hosts will be without Ben Davies who is suspended after collecting his second booking of the campaign in the triumph over Stephen Kenny’s side on Sunday.

Aaron Ramsey and Ben Cabango both withdrew from the squad ahead of this month’s triple header.

As for the visitors, Tim Sparv is suspended for the game in Cardiff. Jukka Raitala and Juha Pirinen are also set to miss out due to injury.

WHAT HAS ROB PAGE SAID?

“It’s in our hands,” said Page.

“We approach every game to win. We never go into any game trying to play for a draw.

“The approach will be exactly the same as any other game for us.

“They have to win the game, so we have to be mindful of that. They’ll have a game plan, and we’ll know within a couple of minutes of the game starting as to what they want to do, whether they’re going to press us high or whether they’re going to sit back and try to counter.

“We’ve worked on a few aspects and we’ll be fully prepared.”

ODDS

Wales win - 19/20; Draw - 11/5; Finland win - 16/5. (Odds courtesy of The Pools)

REFEREE

Jesús Gil Manzano will take charge of proceeding­s in the Welsh capital.

Wales and Finland face off in a straight shoot-out in Cardiff when it comes to the race for first place.

And Page’s men have the advantage as they go into that crunch fixture with a point more than the Finns. It means they will finish first if they win or draw in the capital. However, Finland would end the campaign in top spot if they defeated Wales.

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