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Edwards and Knudsen Could Win Caps - Ipswich Town News

Gwion Edwards could win his first full Wales cap this evening when Wales take on the Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League in Dublin (Sky Sports Main Event/Football from 7pm), while Jonas Knudsen will be looking to add to his international appearances when Denmark face Austria in a friendly.

Edwards, who has been handed the Welsh number 17 shirt, was a late call into the squad on Friday having been on standby and appears certain to be among the subs.

The 25-year-old, who has won caps at U19 and U21 levels, has previously received one senior call back in 2014 for the Euro 2016 qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus when a Crawley Town player but didn’t feature in either game.

Wales are currently second in their Nations League group having beaten Ireland 4-1 in Cardiff in their opening match before losing 2-0 in Denmark. The Danes and Ireland drew 0-0 in Dublin on Saturday.

Reflecting on a potential return to the Wales squad prior to the international break, Edwards said: "I was on the bench twice for the European 2016 qualifiers and I was in the provisional squad for the last two games, but when it was narrowed down I wasn’t picked.

"Hopefully, one day I will get the chance. There’s been a good atmosphere around the squad for a few years now and they’ve done well.

"Ryan Giggs has come in and he’s a big name. I would love the chance to show everyone what I can do.”

Knudsen will be hoping to win his fifth full Denmark cap when they host Austria in a friendly in Herning this evening.

The 26-year-old has been an unused sub in the Danes’ recent fixtures having started their on-penalties World Cup round-of-16 defeat to Croatia in the summer.

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