Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill adopts a more defensive formation as he makes three changes from the side that beat San Marino 4-0 in Belfast on Saturday night.

Lee Hodson, Aaron Hughes and Corry Evans come into the starting line-up, with Conor McLaughlin, Niall McGinn and injured Stuart Dallas dropping out.

O'Neill is set to deploy Hodson and Shane Ferguson in wing-back roles, with Hughes, Gareth McAuley and Jonny Evans making up and experienced back three.

Ollie Norwood, Steven Davis and Corry Evans play in midfield, with Jamie Ward supporting lone striker Josh Magennis.

NI: McGovern: Hodson, Hughes, McAuley, Evans, Ferguson; Norwood, Evans, Davis; Ward, Magennis

England captain Wayne Rooney says he is in a "difficult period" after he was dropped.

Interim manager Gareth Southgate said the decision was tactical and not a reflection of the forward/midfielder's form.

Rooney, who was booed by sections of the Wembley crowd during Saturday's 2-0 win over Malta, has not started Manchester United's past three matches.

The 30-year-old said there was "no embarrassment" in being on the bench.

Rooney will retain the captaincy but Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson will be the on-field skipper tonight.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Wayne Rooney's stellar career has been a headline-grabbing story of highs and lows - but he is at his lowest ebb after being dropped by Manchester United and now England.

He was once the first name on the teamsheet on the way to collecting regular silverware for his club, becoming England's record goalscorer and being appointed captain at Old Trafford and for his country.

Rooney, 31 on 24 October, has suffered his latest dramatic decline in status after he was left out by England interim manager Gareth Southgate for the World Cup qualifier in Slovenia, less than a month after suffering a similar fate at United.

He has been one of British football's most significant and influential figures since emerging as a 16-year-old at Everton in 2002 - but are we now reaching the end of the Rooney era?

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Scotland skipper Darren Fletcher has been passed fit after being withdrawn at half time on Saturday. Steven Fletcher comes in to lead the attack, Kieran Tierney takes over at left-back and James McArthur earns a start after coming off the bench to score against Lithuania.

Scotland XI: Marshall, Paterson, Martin, Hanley, Tierney, D Fletcher, McArthur, Bannan, Snodgrass, Ritchie, S Fletcher.  

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Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill has warned his squad they must be braced for a "backlash" from Germany following their failure to win Euro 2016 in France during the summer.

O'Neill's side will face Germany in Hannover after Saturday's routine 4-0 triumph over San Marino.

"I felt they were the best team in the competition and slipped up in terms of how they went out," said O'Neill.

"There will be no surprise element in terms of how tough it is going to be."

There are nine World Cup qualifiers across Europe this evening, but the three main ones we will be keeping eyes on for you are:

Slovenia v England (19:45 BST)

Germany v Northern Ireland (19:45 BST)

Slovakia v Scotland (19:45 BST)

Confirmation then that England have made two changes from the side which beat Malta. In come Danny Rose and Eric Dier for Wayne Rooney and Ryan Bertrand.

England: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Stones, Rose; Henderson, Dier; Walcott, Alli, Lingard; Sturridge

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"I don't feel bad about letting you go,

I just feel sad about letting you know."

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"I don't want to change the world,

I'm not looking for a new England,

I'm just looking for another g̶i̶r̶l̶  captain..."  

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After 13 years of being the first - or one of the first - name on the teamsheet, it's the start of a new era as England leave out captain Wayne Rooney.

117 caps, 53 goals. It's not the end of his England story just yet. But the ghostwriter has sent the first eight chapters off to be edited....