Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aaron Collins (right) has seven goals in the past three games for MK Dons and is the EFL's joint-top goalscorer
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Wales have called up uncapped MK Dons striker Aaron Collins for this month's Nations League matches following Wrexham frontman Kieffer Moore's withdrawal due to injury.
Moore, 34, left the field during Wrexham's 1-1 Championship draw with Wolves on Saturday.
Wales have not specified what kind of injury the 57-cap forward has sustained.
He is replaced in the Wales squad by Collins, who has scored 17 goals in 16 games across all competitions for League One side Dons this season, including four goals in a game against Doncaster last month.
The 29-year-old former Newport County player joins Craig Bellamy's squad for concluding Group A4 games in Norway and at home to Portugal.
Newport-born Collins has played for 10 different - mainly lower league - clubs since leaving Rodney Parade for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016.
Wales, who are looking to preserve their place in the Nations League's top tier, face Norway in Oslo on Saturday before finishing their campaign at home against Portugal next Tuesday.
Wales are third in Group A4, with their only win from four matches so far coming against World Cup quarter-finalists Norway in Cardiff last month.
Bellamy is without midfielder Jordan James but has influential Leeds pair Harry Wilson and Joe Rodon back, along with Cardiff playmaker Rubin Colwill.
Norway v Wales
Nations League Group A4
Saturday, 14 November, 17:00 GMT
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Watch on iPlayerListen on SoundsLive on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two Wales, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary.
Bellamy's side could still finish in second, third or fourth place.
A top-two spot would take Wales to the Nations League quarter-finals in March 2027.
Finishing third would mean a relegation play-off against a League B team in March, while finishing bottom of the group would result in either a relegation play-off or direct relegation, depending on the ranking with other League A groups.
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