Motherwell's Stephen Craigan will captain Northern Ireland in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Slovenia.
The defender will win his 50th cap as Nigel Worthington's campaign begin their side with a very tough game against a team they have gotten very familiar with in recent years, and one who have beaten them at home in the last two qualifying campaigns.
The 33-year-old carries the armband even though Aaron Hughes will play after missing the Montenegro friendly with an injury, the Fulham man allowing his fellow back-liner to wear the armband on his special night.
There are no fresh injury worries for Worthington, though he was already without Celtic midfielder Niall McGinn and defender George McCartney of Sunderland because of injury, while Pat McCourt has been left out despite doing well for Celtic at the start of the season.
Blackpool's new defender Craig Cathcart, signed from Manchester United, will hope for a first cap after impressing so far in the Premier League, while Manchester United's Corry Evans will hope to play alongside his brother and club-mate Jonny in what would be a competitive debut.
Schoolboy Jonny Gorman of Wolves remains in the squad after being in the squad for Montenegro.
Slovenia go into the game after the heartbreak of missing out on qualifying for the knockout stages at the World Cup, in which they beat Algeria and drew with USA before a loss to England.
They showed in South Africa that they have several dangerous players and could make things very tough for Worthington's side.