Manchester United goalkeeper Dermot Mee and Portsmouth forward Eoin Kenny have been handed their first Northern Ireland call-ups for November's final Nations League matches with Ukraine and Hungary.

Mee, 23, is a former Northern Ireland underage international and, although he has not played competitively for United this season, will add competition to NI's first choice goalkeeper Pierce Charles.

Wide player Kenny, who is the son of former Republic of Ireland manager Stephen, joined Portsmouth from Dundalk in July.

The 20-year-old has made one league appearance for the Championship club, but has been handed a first call up as Dion Charles, Eoin Toal and goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell drop out of the squad.

Sunderland defender Dan Ballard is missing after he injured his hamstring in the September win over Georgia in Tbilisi, while midfielders Ali McCann and Jamie McDonnell are also absent through injury.

Liverpool's Conor Bradley, who has not played since January, remains a long-term absentee.

Michael O'Neill's side are unbeaten at the top of League B2 and can earn promotion to the top tier for the first time.

Northern Ireland face Ukraine at Windsor Park on Saturday, 14 November at 19:45 GMT before they travel to Hungary in their final match on 17 November.

Both games are live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

Northern Ireland are the only side left in the entire Nations League who have yet to concede a goal in this year's competition.

Shea Charles scored a last-gasp winner in Georgia in September before a goalless draw at home to Hungary.

A 3-0 victory over Ukraine was one of the most impressive performances from O'Neill's young side, and they ended the quadruple-header with another goalless draw, this time at home to Georgia.

If Northern Ireland can top the group they would not only win promotion to League A, but they would also be all but guaranteed of a play-off for Euro 2028.