By Chris Burton Last updated: 15th May 2008
Bellamy: Injury nightmare
Craig Bellamy is set to end a seven-month spell on the sidelines by winning his 50th cap for Wales.
The West Ham striker has managed just eight appearances in the Premier League this season after struggling with stomach and groin complaints.
However, now back to full fitness, he has been included in John Toshack's 35-man 'A' squad for upcoming friendlies against Iceland on 28th May and Holland 1st June.
Six uncapped players have also been called up, with Bellamy's young team-mate at Upton Park Jack Collison among them.
Wales 'A' squad in full:
Hennessey (Wolves), Myhill (Hull), Price (Ipswich), Blake (Cardiff), Eardley (Oldham), Steve Evans (Wrexham), Gunter (Tottenham), Jacobson (Bristol Rovers), Morgan (Peterborough), Nyatanga (Derby), Ricketts (Hull), Williams (Stockport), Collison (West Ham), Crofts (Gillingham), Arron Davies (Nottingham Forest), Simon Davies (Fulham), Edwards (Wolves), Fletcher (Crystal Palace), Mark Jones (Wrexham), Owain Tudur Jones (Swansea), Koumas (Wigan), Ledley (Cardiff), Parry (Cardiff), Ramsey (Cardiff), Robinson (Toronto FC), Stock (Doncaster), Vaughan (Real Sociedad), Bellamy (West Ham), Cotterill (Wigan), Craig Davies (Oldham), Easter (Plymouth), Eastwood (Wolves), Ched Evans (Manchester City), Nardiello (QPR), Vokes (Bournemouth).
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 18th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Middlesbrough vs Chelsea |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Everton |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Wigan |
| 17:30 | Man Utd vs West Brom |
| Sunday 19th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs West Ham |
| 16:00 | Stoke vs Tottenham |
| Monday 20th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Newcastle vs Man City |
| Saturday 25th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Everton vs Man Utd |
| 12:45 | Sunderland vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Hull |
| 17:30 | Blackburn vs Middlesbrough |
| Sunday 26th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Chelsea vs Liverpool |
| 16:00 | West Ham vs Arsenal |
| Tuesday 28th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Newcastle vs West Brom |
| Wednesday 29th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Blackburn |
| 19:45 | Hull vs Chelsea |
| 20:00 | Arsenal vs Tottenham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 5th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 1 - 3 Bolton | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 Aston Villa | |
| Man City 2 - 3 Liverpool | |
| Tottenham 0 - 1 Hull | |
| Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 4th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 0 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Arsenal | |
| West Brom 1 - 0 Fulham | |
| Blackburn 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 28th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Wigan 2 - 1 Man City | |
| Saturday 27th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Bolton | |
| Stoke 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 West Brom | |
| Newcastle 1 - 2 Blackburn | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Fulham 1 - 2 West Ham | |
| Arsenal 1 - 2 Hull | |
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