{"id":292023,"date":"2023-09-10T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292023"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:36:34","slug":"wales-handed-double-injury-blow-ahead-of-decisive-euro-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/wales-handed-double-injury-blow-ahead-of-decisive-euro-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales handed double injury blow ahead of decisive Euro&apos; qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Wales are handed double injury blow ahead of decisive Euro 2024 qualifier against Latvia\u00a0as Wayne Hennessey and Wes Burns are both ruled out<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wales take on opponents Latvia hoping to keep their qualification hopes alive<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Dragons are currently sitting fourth in the group, with Latvia rock bottom<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and wing-back Wes Burns have withdrawn from the Wales squad to play Latvia on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are out of the squad through injuries, and Wales will have to play bottom of the group Latvia without them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Dragons beat Latvia 1-0 in March courtesy of a goal from striker Kiefer Moore, but have lost their last two Euro 2024 qualifiers to Armenia and Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manager Rob Page is facing heavy pressure after registering just one win in his last 13 games in charge, despite leading Wales to their first World Cup in Qatar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/12\/75264375-12501339-image-a-1_1694346076183.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest&#8217;s Wayne Hennessey was ruled out of Wales&#8217; clash with Latvia in Group D<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/10\/12\/75264377-12501339-Former_Fleetwood_and_now_Ipswich_fullback_Wes_Burns_has_also_bee-m-13_1694346832960.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Fleetwood and now Ipswich fullback Wes Burns has also been ruled out through injury<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A post on the official Wales Twitter\u00a0account about the injuries said: &#8216;Wayne Hennessey and Wes Burns will not be travelling with the squad to Latvia due to injuries.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Ipswich fullback Burns came on as a second half substitute in Wales&#8217; 0-0 draw with South Korea but Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Hennessey did not make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester&#8217;s Danny Ward started against the Koreans and he is expected to keep his place for the important clash with Latvia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joe Morrell and Kieffer Moore are already suspended for a game Wales need to win to keep alive hopes of automatic qualification for next summer&#8217;s Euro 2024 finals in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Luton Town skipper Joe Lockyer and Leeds winger Daniel James are also both ruled out through injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12501339\/Wales-handed-double-injury-blow-ahead-decisive-Euro-2024-qualifier-against-Latvia-Wayne-Hennessey-Wes-Burns-ruled-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wales are handed double injury blow ahead of decisive Euro 2024 qualifier against Latvia\u00a0as Wayne Hennessey and Wes Burns are <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wales handed double injury blow ahead of decisive Euro&amp;apos; 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