Our football expert has tips for all nine of Monday's Nations League fixtures and is banking on another defensively sound performance from Northern Ireland.

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Northern Ireland vs Belarus in the UEFA Nations League

The new-look UEFA Nations League group stage is coming to a close, with much more at stake than you might think.

HEIMIR HALLGRÍMSSON is now planning for a Nations League relegation play-off in March – but it also allows him further preparation time for the World Cup qualifiers. Ireland visit Wembley

Evan Ferguson's goal and a superb penalty save from Caoimhin Kelleher help Republic of Ireland to a 1-0 win over Finland in the Nations League game in Dublin.

Northern Ireland could secure UEFA Nations League promotion on Friday evening when they take on Belarus at Windsor Park in Belfast.

The UEFA Nations League continued on Friday as teams battled for quarter-final spots, league promotion, and survival. Here's how Friday's matches unfolded.

Worked hard defensively in the Ireland engineroom to close down space and he kept the ball moving with accurate passing when Ireland had it. 7 Jason Knight: Two shots flashed over the bar. Knight is a creative spark in the Ireland midfield and showed his intent with an early booking as he competed to win the ball.

The Republic of Ireland Nations League squad is out, as Heimir Hallgrimsson looks to get some more wins under his belt