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Wales vs. Northern Ireland: Allen urges fringe players to stake Euros claim

Time is short to book a place in Wales' Euro 2016 squad and Joe Allen urged the team's fringe players to step up versus Northern Ireland.

Joe Allen has urged Wales' fringe players to stake their claim for a spot at Euro 2016 when they take on Northern Ireland at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday.

Wales are without star man Gareth Bale for the friendly matches against Northern Ireland and Ukraine following talks with Real Madrid, with the forward having suffered with a calf injury lately.

Manager Chris Coleman, who led Wales to a major tournament for the first time since 1958 and their first European Championship, is also without several other first-team regulars.