JOE Ledley is confident that Wales can cope without his midfield partner Joe Allen for tomorrow's World Cup qualifier against Georgia.

The in-form Allen limped off with hamstring trouble in the early second-half stages of Thursday night's 2-2 draw with Austria in Vienna and boss Chris Coleman today confirmed he will miss the Cardiff clash.

Stoke star Allen had earlier scored with a terrific first-half strike, his third goal in as many games for club and country and his second in successive matches for Wales.

"Joe has always been a quality player and more people now are just realising how good he is," Ledley said.

"He's always had that ability, we've known it all his career, and it's exactly the same as Wales. We've put this nation on the map and people are starting to notice us."

Allen's absence comes at a particularly bad time for Wales with fellow midfielder Aaron Ramsey currently sidelined by a hamstring problem.

But the pair both sat out Euro 2016 qualifiers against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Cyprus exactly two years ago, and Wales still managed to collect four points from those games on the way to reaching the finals.

"It's a big blow to lose Joe, he's a fantastic player," Ledley said. "He's my partner in there and we thrive with each other.

"But it's an opportunity for someone else to come in, get a cap and get a good performance under their belt."