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| Neilson ready for Scotland debut | Neilson ready for Scotland debut |
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| Hearts right-back Robbie Neilson is to make his Scotland debut in place of the suspended Christian Dailly against Ukraine on Wednesday. | Hearts right-back Robbie Neilson is to make his Scotland debut in place of the suspended Christian Dailly against Ukraine on Wednesday. |
| Celtic's Kenny Miller will return from his ban to start, while fellow striker Garry O'Connor misses the game after his decision not to travel to Kiev. | Celtic's Kenny Miller will return from his ban to start, while fellow striker Garry O'Connor misses the game after his decision not to travel to Kiev. |
| Andriy Shevchenko has recovered from illness to lead Ukraine's attack. | Andriy Shevchenko has recovered from illness to lead Ukraine's attack. |
| But fellow forward Oleksiy Byelik and defender Oleh Romanchuk are sidelined, while Volodymyr Yezerskyi is suspended. | But fellow forward Oleksiy Byelik and defender Oleh Romanchuk are sidelined, while Volodymyr Yezerskyi is suspended. |
| Andriy Gusin should be available after missing Saturday's defeat by Italy through injury. | |
| Fellow midfielder Anatoliy Tymoschuk is likely to have recovered from a knock he received at the weekend. | |
| Kenny Miller has played exceptionally well for us in away games especially Scotland manager Walter Smith | Kenny Miller has played exceptionally well for us in away games especially Scotland manager Walter Smith |
| James McFadden started for Scotland in the victory over France on Saturday. | James McFadden started for Scotland in the victory over France on Saturday. |
| But, having just returned from injury, a lack of match fitness means Miller will take his place if, as expected, Smith once again plays with just one striker. | But, having just returned from injury, a lack of match fitness means Miller will take his place if, as expected, Smith once again plays with just one striker. |
| "Kenny Miller will come back into the side," said Smith. | "Kenny Miller will come back into the side," said Smith. |
| "He has played exceptionally well for us in away games especially." | "He has played exceptionally well for us in away games especially." |
| McFadden could always be deployed on the left of midfield and will compete with Lee McCulloch for that berth. | McFadden could always be deployed on the left of midfield and will compete with Lee McCulloch for that berth. |
| Hibernian right-back Steven Whittaker was called into the squad to cover for the absent Dailly. | Hibernian right-back Steven Whittaker was called into the squad to cover for the absent Dailly. |
| But 26-year-old Neilson has done enough to impress Smith. | But 26-year-old Neilson has done enough to impress Smith. |
| "Robbie has been a steady player for Hearts over the last couple of seasons and I have every confidence in him," said the manager. | |
| "I did have other options, but I did not want to make a couple of changes to accommodate one player." | "I did have other options, but I did not want to make a couple of changes to accommodate one player." |
| There will be no other changes from the side that upset France at the weekend. | |
| "Darren Fletcher had a knock on the side of his knee, but he'll be okay," added Smith. | "Darren Fletcher had a knock on the side of his knee, but he'll be okay," added Smith. |
| "One or two others have little knocks that I don't think will affect the team." | "One or two others have little knocks that I don't think will affect the team." |