Gareth Bale to miss friendly in Cardiff

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale is out of Wales' squad for the friendly against the Netherlands on 13 November.

The 26-year-old was going to be included, but has been omitted by manager Chris Coleman following conversations with his club.

The forward has played only 45 minutes for the Spanish giants since 13 October because of a calf injury.

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey will also miss the match in Cardiff (19:45 GMT kick-off) with a hamstring problem.

Bale has missed Real's past four games but has resumed light training and could feature in the La Liga game against Sevilla on Sunday.

Ramsey suffered his injury in Arsenal's Champions League win over Bayern Munich on 20 October.

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger criticised Wales for playing the 24-year-old in the 2-0 win against Andorra after their Euro 2016 qualification was already secured.

This is the first time Bale and Ramsey will both be missing for Wales since they last faced Netherlands, losing 2-0 in a friendly in June 2014.

Reading forward Hal Robson-Kanu will also miss the Netherlands game after suffering an ankle injury against Andorra.

Walsall striker Tom Bradshaw is included for the first time in the absence of Bale and Robson-Kanu, while defender Paul Dummett returns after missing the last four games in Euro 2016 qualifying with a hamstring injury.

Goalkeepers

Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace), Daniel Ward (Aberdeen, on loan from Liverpool), Owain Fon Williams (Inverness Caledonian Thistle).

Defenders

Ashley Williams (Swansea City), James Chester (West Bromwich Albion), James Collins (West Ham United), Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Gunter (Reading), Neil Taylor (Swansea City), Adam Henley (Blackburn Rovers), Paul Dummett (Newcastle United).

Midfielders

Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace), Joe Allen (Liverpool), David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest), Emyr Huws (Wigan Athletic), Jonathan Williams (Crystal Palace), Andy King (Leicester City), David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

Forwards

David Cotterill (Birmingham City), Tom Lawrence (Leicester City), Tom Bradshaw (Walsall), Simon Church (Milton Keynes Dons), Sam Vokes (Burnley).