Evening all, and welcome to Slovakia v Wales!

The ground looks pretty much full - it was originally going to be closed as a punishment for racist chants, but Uefa overturned the ban on appeal. Of course they did.

Anthems, Wales players going for it.

...and here they come!

The players are tunnelled...

Apparently Claudio Ranieri is close to taking over as manager of Sampdoria. Will he get Nigel Pearson to pick his players for him?

Not just close.

I'm looking forward to seeing Jonny Williams tonight. He changed the game when he came off the bench with Wales lumbering after a winner against Azerbaijan. They'll be hoping he can prompt around the box, and find his wide men early, before the Slovakia defence is set.

Ryan Giggs says that Tom Lockyer is in the form of his life, which is why he's been given the nod, while Moore played well in the last game and is a threat from set-pieces. He says that, in general, he's not been happy with how his team have addressed those, so has picked the biggest XI of his time as manager. He knows his team will be under pressure and they're going for the win, but given they beat Slovakia, a draw is ok as it gives them the advantage in the head to head.

It's unfortunate for Wales that David Brooks is also injured. He could be a very good player indeed - if I may namedrop, Ryan Giggs told me how highly he rates him quite recently - and him feeding Bale and James, with Ramsey running past, is extremely tasty.

I'm choking up here!

It's a little surprising that Sam Vokes wasn't picked up front, and the exclusion of Ashley Williams is also noteworthy. Ryan Giggs is gambling - I wonder where he picked that up.

Wales need something from Kieffer Roberto Francisco Moore tonight. Not that long ago, he was a lifeguard, but now he plays for Wigan and has 0 goals from seven games so far this season. Tonight is his second international and his first in competition. He'll need to push back his markers and hold the ball up for the trident behind him.

Slovakia have scored nine and conceded seven so far in the group, as opposed to Wales' four and four. But I'm still expecting a tight game, because Wales need to defend deep and in numbers, while Slovakia don't have much firepower. Marek Hamsik is still useful but old and, at his best, Milan Skriniar is a one-man defence. He'll know he has to be on it tonight.

Slovakia line up thusly: Dubravka; Pekarik, Gyomber, Skriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Hamsik; Rusnak, Bozenik, Mak. Subs: Kozacik, Greif, Valjent, Satka, Gregus, Haraslin, Duda, Bero, Hrovsky, Mazan, Safranko, Duris.

Tell you what, I'd not want to ply on the front foot against this Wales side. The pace of Bale and James on the counter can threaten any team, and Ampadu might just be the man to feed them. But almost any team would miss Aaron Ramsey, never mind one representing a country as small as Wales.

This is how Wales line up; Slovakia's XI will follow when I get it.

Wales beat Slovakia at home in June, but if they lose tonight will probably need to win their last three games - Croatia home, Azerbaijan away, Hungary home - to qualify. Even if they don't they still might.

The top two teams qualify, qhile Azerbaijan, who're bottom, might still make the playoffs thanks to their Nations League exploits.

Wales badly need a result here. At the moment they're fourth in the group, or second-bottom put another way, with six points from four games. Above them, Hungary have nine from five, Slovakia likewise, with Croatia top with 10 from five. They're at home to Hungary tonight.