Cardiff and Wales striker Rob Earnshaw Cardiff striker Rob Earnshaw hopes to overcome a thigh strain to play for Wales
Rob Earnshaw, Joe Ledley, Danny Collins and James Collins are named in Wales' squad for the 12 November friendly with Norway in the Cardiff City Stadium.
Stoke defender Danny Collins, on loan at Ipswich, and his Aston Villa centre-back namesake withdrew from the squad that beat Switzerland and Bulgaria.
Queen's Park Rangers defender Danny Gabbidon also missed Wales' last Euro 2012 qualifiers and has a knee injury.
Earnshaw is a doubt with a thigh strain but Celtic wing Ledley is fit again.
Cardiff City play Crystal Palace at home in the Championship on Saturday and Earnshaw will be given a late fitness test.
The injury could potentially also rule the striker out of the Norway friendly, and the Bluebirds say they will be in talks with the Football Association of Wales on whether Earnshaw should be released.
Bristol City's Lewin Nyatanga and Jonathan Williams of Crystal Palace were part of the full squad for the end of Wales' Euro 2012 qualifying campaign but drop into manager Gary Speed's standy list.
Captain Aaron Ramsey and winger Gareth Bale will play the first games for Wales since being pictured in supporters' jerseys for the Great Britain football team that will compete at next year's Olympic Games.
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The Football Association of Wales, and its Scottish and Northern Irish counterparts, does not want Welsh players to be selected for Stuart Pearce's side, as it fears it may lead to a loss of Wales' individual status with Fifa.
Welsh supporters' groups have voiced their disapproval at the players being used in the promotional images, but Tottenham midfielder Bale and Arsenal fulcrum Ramsey have both stated their desire to be involved with Team GB.
However, Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy has backed the pair's wish to compete in the London Olympics, believing Wales' status as an independent football nation is secure.
Ramsey and Bale have been an integral part of the progress Wales have made under Speed, who have won three of their last four games and risen to 45th in the Fifa world rankings, up from a low of 117th at one stage.
Norway missed out on a Euro 2012 play-off place after losing out on goal difference to Portugal in Group H.
Wales finished fourth in Group G but ended their campaign with encouraging wins over Bulgaria and Switzerland.
It will be the first meeting between the countries since a 3-0 win for Wales on 6 February, 2008.
Wales squad: Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion; on loan Birmingham City), Darcy Blake (Cardiff City), Danny Collins (Stoke City; on loan Ipswich Town), James Collins (Aston Villa), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Adam Matthews (Celtic), Neil Taylor (Swansea City), Ashley Williams (Swansea City), Joe Allen (Swansea City), Gareth Bale (Tottenham Hotspur), Jack Collison (West Ham United), Andrew Crofts (Norwich City), David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Andy King (Leicester City), Joe Ledley (Celtic), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal, capt), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading), David Vaughan (Sunderland), Craig Bellamy (Liverpool), Simon Church (Reading), Robert Earnshaw (Cardiff City), Steve Morison (Norwich City), Sam Vokes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Stand-by: Lewis Price (Crystal Palace), Neal Eardley (Blackpool), Craig Morgan (Preston North End), Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City), Ashley Richards (Swansea City), Rhoys Wiggins (Charlton Athletic), David Cotterill (Swansea City), Andy Dorman (Crystal Palace), Brian Stock (Doncaster Rovers), Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), Jermaine Easter (Crystal Palace), Ched Evans (Sheffield United).
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