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What the report says

BBC Sport Football says Scotland’s new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli is set to select his team for Tuesday’s Nations League match against Slovenia at Hampden Park in Glasgow. The piece is framed as a line-up debate rather than a match report, but it uses Scotland’s recent trip to North Macedonia as the main reference point after their first win and first goals under Pocognoli.

The article notes that Pocognoli must make at least one enforced change because Scott McKenna was sent off late in Skopje. It suggests Jack Hendry could return in central defence alongside Luis Binks and Stephen Welsh, while Angus Gunn is expected to keep his place in goal. It also points to Andy Robertson and Ben Gannon-Doak as likely starters on the flanks, with Pocognoli reportedly having leaned on a midfield diamond across his opening games.

In midfield, BBC Sport says the structure is likely to remain unchanged, with Billy Gilmour and Lewis Ferguson again central figures and John McGinn expected to keep a prominent role after scoring from the spot in North Macedonia. The article also highlights Kieron Bowie’s first Scotland goal and says that performance may have secured him a starting place, while Oli McBurnie’s contribution could keep him in the side.

More broadly, the piece reflects the early shape of Pocognoli’s tenure and Scotland’s attempt to build on a positive result after a difficult start. It also underlines how the squad is being managed through a busy run of matches, with the final XI to be confirmed before kick-off.