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    Midfielder Matt Garbett is inspired by the form of All Whites teammate Chris Wood ahead of Friday night's World Cup qualifier against Vanuatu in Hamilton

    Midfielder Matt Garbett is inspired by the form of All Whites teammate Chris Wood ahead of Friday night's World Cup qualifier against Vanuatu in Hamilton


    Wood returns to the New Zealand camp off the back of winning the English Premier League's player of the month award for October - scoring four goals in three games for Nottingham Forest.

    Garbett is applauding the striker's high level of play.

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