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Leigh Griffiths and Darren Fletcher withdraw from Scotland squad

LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA - OCTOBER 08: Leigh Griffiths of Scotland looks dejected after the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier match between Slovenia and Scotland at
Image: Leigh Griffiths has withdrawn from the Scotland squad

Leigh Griffiths and Darren Fletcher have withdrawn from the Scotland squad ahead of the upcoming international friendly against the Netherlands.

Griffiths missed Celtic's 4-0 win over St Johnstone on Saturday afternoon due to a calf injury he sustained during the midweek Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.

Fletcher, meanwhile, played the full 90 minutes of Stoke's 2-2 draw with Leicester on Saturday but subsequently withdrew from the Scotland squad later that evening.

Scotland host the Netherlands at Aberdeen's Pittodrie Stadium on Thursday night in their first match since Gordon Strachan's departure.

Slovenia's (left-right) Tim Matavz, Scotland's Darren Fletcher and Slovenia's Rajko Rotman battle for the ball during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying Gr
Image: Darren Fletcher will also miss the friendly against the Netherlands

Strachan left his role as Scotland manager in October after his side failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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