Overview
- Kick-off is 19:45 GMT on Monday, 17 November, with live coverage on BBC Three and BBC Two Northern Ireland.
- Northern Ireland are already assured of a World Cup play-off via the Nations League and cannot finish in the top two after Friday’s 1-0 loss in Slovakia.
- Dan Ballard (red card) and George Saville (accumulated bookings) are suspended for the fixture.
- Four players — Trai Hume, Justin Devenny, Josh Magennis and Jamie Reid — are one yellow card from a ban that would rule them out of the play-off, influencing team selection.
- Teenage centre-back Ruairi McConville is expected to start, while Luxembourg arrive seeking their first point after five defeats with only one goal scored in qualifying.