ANTHONY RALSTON is in Steve Clarke’s starting line-up for Scotland’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Belarus at Hampden this evening.
The Celtic right-back, who was introduced around the hour mark for the injured Aaron Hickey in Thursday’s 3-1 win over Greece at the same venue, gets the nod again to claim the No.2 position.
Hoops team-mate Kieran Tierney is named among the stand-by squad for the encounter that sees the Scots on the verge of sealing at least a play-off place for the showpiece tournament in the USA, Canada and Mexico next summer.
Clarke’s side go into the match on a high following their spirited comeback to overcome the Greeks after going behind in the 64th minute. Goals from Ryan Christie, Lewis Ferguson and Lyndon Dykes turned the game on its head.
The Belarussian arrive in Glasgow without a point and on the back of a 6-0 thrashing from Denmark earlier in the week.
TEAM: Gunn; Ralston, Hendry, McKenna, Robertson; Gilmour, McLean, McGinn, McTominay; Gannon-Doak, Adams. Subs: Kelly, Gordon, Hanley, Tierney, Dykes, Mulligan, Miller, Souttar, Hirst, Barron, Bowie and Johnston.
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