The Blues pair have been named in new Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez's 24-man squad for the game at Windsor Park, Belfast on Wednesday, 18th February. Full squad: Maik Taylor (Birmingham City), Roy Carroll (Manchester United); George McCartney (Sunderland), Aaron Hughes (Newcastle), Chris Baird (Southampton), Peter Kennedy (Wigan), Colin Murdock (Hibs), Danny Griffin (Stockport), Mark Williams (Wimbledon), Keith Gillespie (Leicester), Michael Hughes (Crystal Palace), Steve Jones (Crewe), Jeff Whitley (Sunderland), Philip Mulryne (Norwich), Damien Johnson (Birmingham City), Danny Sonner (Nottingham Forest), David Healy (Preston), Andy Smith (Glentoran), Andrew Kirk (Hearts), Gary Hamilton (Portadown), Stuart Elliott (Hull City), Paul McVeigh (Norwich), James Quinn (Willem II).
Former Blues midfielder Danny Sonner, now at Nottingham Forest, returns to the international scene for the first time in three years.