Easter arrives early

The 25-year-old Wycombe striker has yet to start for John Toshack's side, but appeared as a substitute during Saturday's match against the Republic of Ireland.

Goalkeeper Maxym Startsev has been given a recall to the Ukraine squad after spending a-year-and-a-half out of favour. The Dnipro shot-stopper becomes Oleg Blokhin's third choice keeper behind Olexandr Shovkovskiy and Andriy Pyatov.

Scotland midfielder Scott Brown is set to keep his place for the match against Italy after having only made his debut in Saturday's win over Georgia.

"I was over the moon when the gaffer gave me 35 minutes on Saturday and, even if I had only 10 or 15 minutes in Bari, I would be delighted," Brown said.

"I'm just learning but it would be great to learn against the best players in the world. They have seen it all and done it all and have won the World Cup."

Norway's Cilijan Skjelbred has been called up to the Norway squad for their clash with Turkey in Frankfurt. The Rosenborg youngster replaces Valerenge midfielder Christian Grindheim, who has succumbed to illness.