Scotland v Northern Ireland LIVE - Updates from Hampden Park as Conor Bradley strike shocks Tartan Army

Gilmour is wiped out by a late challenge from Ali McCann, who catches the midfielder on the side of the foot to earn a booking.

... from Gilmour, as Dykes gets on his bike and looks to hare after it. Peacock-Farrell is alert and rushes out to smother the striker, who is wrestling with two Northern Irish bodies already.

... but Scotland aren't any nearer an opening goal yet. They're knocking it around neatly, but in front of the staunch Northern Ireland defensive block. There needs to be a bit more impetus about the home side, who are being egged on by the Hampden faithful.

... for Scotland? Yep, you read that correctly. It's been all about the hosts so far. However, Bailey Peacock-Farrell hasn't had anything to do as of yet.

The flag is up against Lyndon Dykes.

The second phase of the attack earns the hosts a first corner of the game as McGinn delivers a lovely inswinger that is scrambled behind at the far post by Hume. Ballard clears the corner, but Scotland come again.

... by McTominay, and again, twice more, by a combination of the Manchester United midfielder and Ryan Christie.

Brodie Spencer loses the ball and then wins it back, and looks for Jamie Reid to hold the ball up and get the visitors up the pitch from their rigid shape. He can't do so, and Scotland maraud forward through McTominay who drives towards the box with menace, and is chopped down just outside the D. Chance here.

... from the Northern Irish, with the Scots firmly in control of the early exchanges, getting on the ball and dominating possession early.

Gilmour wins the ball and looks for Christie ahead of him. The Bournemouth attacking midfielder drives and strikes, but it's wide of the target.

McGinn and Christie are buzzing in and around Lyndon Dykes in a pair either side of the Scottish striker. As for the visitors, it's a 5-4-1, with Brodie Spencer in fact as the left wing-back, and Hume out on the right, with Bradley right of midfield.

We're underway.

Here are the two teams once more for those that missed them:

Scotland: Gunn, Hendry, Cooper, Tierney, Patterson, Gilmour, McTominay, Robertson, McGinn, Christie, Dykes.

Northern Ireland: P-Farrell, Ballard, Toal, McNair, Spencer, McCann, Charles, Hume, Bradley, Reid, Price.

As for O'Neill's visitors, they're in what seems to be a 3-5-2, but could also transition into a 4-2-3-1.

What we do know is that Bailey Peacock-Farrell is between the sticks, with Dan Ballard and Eoin Toal as the definite centre-backs.

Paddy McNair could well be the auxiliary third central defender, although he could also be playing in midfield alongside Shea Charles in a double pivot.

Brodie Spencer is most likely at right wing-back, although could be shifted into the back three with McNair moving forwards to accommodate Liverpool's Conor Bradley. However, if the 4-2-3-1 is in play, Bradley could be moved into a more advanced right-wing berth with McNair in midfield.

That leaves Trai Hume, Ballard's Sunderland team-mate, on the left side of defence, with Isaac Price ahead of him either on the left side of the strikeforce or on the left of the attacking midfield trident.

Ali McCann will then be a shuttler in the midfield three or a more lively number 10, and Jamie Reid, the Stevenage striker, will lead the line.

It's a 3-4-2-1 for the home side tonight, with Angus Gunn between the sticks.

Jack Hendry, Liam Cooper, and Kieran Tierney are the back three, with Nathan Patterson and Andy Robertson the two wing-backs.

Billy Gilmour is the deep-lying orchestrator with goal threat Scott McTominay next to him as the box-to-box shuttler, and John McGinn and Ryan Christie are the free-roaming 10s behind the lone striker Lyndon Dykes, who will look to pin the centre-backs and allow McGinn and Christie to run off him.

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... and here's how the visitors start this one.

Here's how the hosts line up...

... to our live text coverage of Scotland's international friendly encounter with Northern ireland at Hampden Park. The Scots are looking to make amends for a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of the Netherlands last time out, while the Northern Irelanders come off the back of a shock 2-0 win over Denmark back in November and a 1-1 draw away in Romania. Stay tuned for all the updates, with kick off at 19:45 GMT.