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J. Forrest and G. Taylor withdraw from Scotland squad for World Cup Qualifiers

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Celtic pair James Forrest and Greg Taylor are out of the Scotland squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying triple-header, the Scottish Football Association has confirmed.

The injured Celtic duo missed the 1-0 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday as did Gers right-back Nathan Patterson, who, along with Aston Villa's John McGinn "are currently following government guidelines and will not be available for our match against Denmark".

McGinn missed his side's 1-1 home draw against Brentford on Saturday after testing positive for coronavirus, but he says he has no symptoms and is "feeling fine".

Forrest and Taylor's withdrawals come after Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay and Southampton's Stuart Armstrong had already been ruled out.

Scotland play Denmark away on Wednesday and then host Moldova at Hampden on Saturday night before a trip to Austria next Tuesday.

Steve Clarke's side are second in Group F after three games, four points behind leaders Denmark.