Forest ace Neco aiming to keep Wales on course in World Cup quest

NOTTINGHAM Forest's Neco Williams is confident Wales can overcome the "huge miss" of suspended pair Ethan Ampadu and Jordan James for their vital World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia tonight (7.45pm).

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Wales will be without midfielders Ampadu who captained Craig Bellamy's side in their 1-0 victory over Liechtenstein on Saturday and James after the pair picked up their second yellow cards of the competition in Vaduz.

The pair's absence leaves Bellamy with a major headache for a Cardiff City Stadium clash that Wales must win to improve their chances in the March playoffs.

"It's a huge miss. Two very important players for us," Williams said after James' first international goal was enough to beat opponents ranked 206 out of 210 teams in world football.

"This happens in football and, whoever is playing, is going to be ready.