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Jonny Evans meets up with Northern Ireland despite withdrawal during West Brom defeat

WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 13:  Jonny Evans of West Bromwich Albion in action during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Bright
Image: Jonny Evans has joined up with the Northern Ireland squad despite his withdrawal due to illness at the weekend, Sky Sports News understands

Jonny Evans has met up with the Northern Ireland national team despite being substituted because of illness during West Brom's defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday, Sky Sports News understands.

Evans, 30, was taken off during the Baggies' 2-1 defeat at the Vitality Stadium with the player said to have been still feeling the effects of the illness that forced him to miss the previous weekend's home defeat to Leicester City.

Northern Ireland host South Korea for the first time in an international friendly at Windsor Park on March 24.

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West Brom captain Evans was one of four Albion players who admitted to breaking a club curfew while the team was on a training camp in Barcelona in February.

The 30-year-old was temporarily stripped of the captain's armband for West Brom's 2-1 defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup but was restored to the role by manager Alan Pardew following the loss.

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