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Northern Ireland 1-4 to reach finals in France 

MIDFIELDER Chris Baird claims that Northern Ireland can "see the finishing line" in their race to qualify for next summer's European Championship and bookmakers agree with that assessment.

Paddy Power make Michael O'Neill's men, who host group leaders Romania on Saturday evening, 1-4 to reach the finals in France, having been 6-1 to qualify at the start of the campaign.

Northern Ireland were dealt a blow on Friday when first-choice goalkeeper Roy Carroll was ruled out with a stomach bug. Hamilton's Michael McGovern is likely to deputise for Carroll and a Northern Ireland clean sheet is 21-10 with Coral.

Jack Wilshere will be looking for his first international goal when England face Slovenia in Sunday's qualifier and the Arsenal midfielder has vowed to maintain his positive approach despite long-term injuries."

Naturally I just want to pick the ball up and run with it," said Wilshere, who is 16-1 to score first tomorrow and 13-2 to find the net at any time.Wayne Rooney is the 9-2 favourite to open the scoring. 

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