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Bale and Vokes lead Wales line against Russia

Gareth Bale will be joined by Sam Vokes in the Wales starting XI for their crucial Euro 2016 Group B encounter with Russia in Toulouse on Monday.

The Real Madrid attacker was used as a lone striker in the 2-1 win against Slovakia, but after Hal Robson-Kanu came on up front to score the deciding goal in Bordeaux the free agent was selected as the starting number nine for the 2-1 loss to England in the following group fixture.

However Vokes, who scored 15 goals in Burnley's promotion campaign in the English Championship in 2015-16, has been selected in Robson-Kanu's place for a fixture which Wales must win to ensure progression to the knockout stage of the competition.

Leonis Slutski makes four changes for Russia, bringing in Denis Glushakov, Pavel Mamaev, Roman Shirokov and Dmitri Kombarov.

RUSSIA: Akinfeev; Smolnikov, V. Berezutski, Ignashevich, D. Kombarov; Mamaev, Glushakov; Smolov, Shirokov, Kokorin; Dzyuba.

WALES: Hennessey; Chester, Williams, Davies; Gunter, Allen, Ledley, Ramsey, N. Taylor; Bale, Vokes.

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