Dallas eyes remaining unbeaten

Stuart Dallas has never tasted defeat as a Northern Ireland player at Windsor Park and he accepts the expectation will be that such a run will continue when Norway visit this weekend.

The Leeds winger was injured in November when Croatia became the first team since Portugal in 2013 to emerge victorious from Belfast in a friendly that came against a depleted Northern Ireland side.

Dallas’ unbeaten record has therefore remained intact with six wins and two draws from his eight appearances at Windsor Park, where Lars Lagerback’s Norwegians are the visitors for a World Cup qualifier on Sunday.

Such form, and the run to the Euro 2016 knockout stages, has heightened belief around the country but Dallas claims the team are comfortable with dealing with it.

“We as players know how good we are and what we expect of ourselves, and obviously we’re winning games and the success we had last summer and the fans’ expectations have probably risen a bit,” he said.

“I think it shows how far we have come, and the management and staff have to take a lot of credit for that. I still maintain any team who comes to Windsor, no matter who it is, we will give a good account of ourselves against them.”

Stuart Dallas loves his home comforts.