Worthington expects high-energy clash

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Victory against Iceland would see the province overtake Sweden, who have a free night, and it is a huge incentive for Northern Ireland on the back of a shock defeat by Latvia in Group F. However, it is a difficult task given their hosts' 3-0 victory against them in the first game of the campaign.

Worthington said: "It would be a great situation to go top of our group. But we have got to do things right. It is a case of bouncing back after what happened in Latvia. It will be a good football fight against Iceland. It will be a high-energy game. They have some good players and are well organised. We have to match them."

Worthington has been given a triple boost ahead of the crucial qualifier.

Record scorer David Healy (calf), Keith Gillespie (knee) and Jonny Evans (calf) all trained on Tuesday after taking knocks at the weekend.

Healy has been an influential figure in the qualifiers, scoring 11 goals in eight games and could have a new partner.

Worthington has indicated he will make changes and that could mean a recall for striker Warren Feeney as well as defender Stephen Craigan. Kyle Lafferty and Michael Duff are likely to stand down.