Dermot Mee and Eoin Kenny receive first senior Northern Ireland call-ups for November Nations League matches

Manchester United goalkeeper Dermot Mee and Portsmouth forward Eoin Kenny have been named in Northern Ireland’s senior squad for the Nations League fixtures against Ukraine at Windsor Park on 14 November and Hungary on 17 November. Both players receive their first senior call-ups ahead of those November matches.

Mee, 23, is a former Northern Ireland underage international who has not played competitively for Manchester United this season and will provide competition to first-choice goalkeeper Pierce Charles. "He's been on [Under-]21s in the past so he knows a lot of the players," said manager Michael O'Neill. "He's currently third-choice at Manchester United, he's involved obviously in their Champions League squads and I had a good chat with Johnny Evans about him. He spoke very highly of him."

Kenny, 20, is the son of former Republic of Ireland manager Stephen and moved from Dundalk to Portsmouth in July; he has made one league appearance for the Championship club. His senior call-up follows performances with the Northern Ireland Under-21s under Tommy Wright. "I think this is really a reward for a strong campaign for Tommy in the 21s," added O'Neill. "He made that move from from Dundalk to Portsmouth in the summer and it just gives us a chance to see him."

Striker Dion Charles and goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell drop out of the squad. Sunderland defender Dan Ballard is missing after he injured his hamstring in the September win over Georgia in Tbilisi, while defender Eoin Toal and midfielders Ali McCann and Jamie McDonnell are also absent through injury; Liverpool's Conor Bradley, who has not played since January, remains a long-term absentee.

Michael O'Neill's side sit unbeaten at the top of League B2 and can earn promotion to the top tier for the first time. Northern Ireland are the only side left in the entire Nations League who have yet to concede a goal in this year's competition; Shea Charles scored a last-gasp winner in Georgia in September before a goalless draw at home to Hungary. A 3-0 victory over Ukraine was recorded during the quadruple-header and the campaign ended with another goalless draw, this time at home to Georgia.

Goalkeeper: Pierce Charles (QPR - on loan from Manchester City), Conor Hazard (Wycombe Wanderers), Dermot Mee (Manchester United).

Defenders: Trai Hume (Sunderland), Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (Hull City), Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), Brodie Spencer (Oxford United), Michael Forbes (Dundee).

Midfielders: Shea Charles (Fulham), Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City), Kieran Morrison (Sheffield Wednesday - on loan from Liverpool), Paul Smyth (QPR), Isaac Price (West Brom), Justin Devenny (Stoke City), Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).

Forwards: Jamie Donley (Luton Town - on loan from Spurs), Ceadach O'Neill (Arsenal), Eoin Kenny (Portsmouth), Josh Magennis (Stevenage), Callum Marshall (Luton Town), Braiden Graham (Everton).

If Northern Ireland top their group they would win promotion to League A and would be all but guaranteed of a play-off for Euro 2028. Both fixtures are being shown live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.