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Chris Mepham: Bournemouth defender back for Wales after 'dark place' of injury

When Chris Mepham was last at Wembley, he was there as a spectator.

On Thursday he will return for his first game at the iconic stadium as a player when Wales face England.

It may be a friendly but, having endured the most difficult period of his career following a series of serious knee injuries, this will be a significant fixture for the 22-year-old centre-back.

"It's been the hardest season for me personally," says Mepham.

"It's a really dark place when you've had a couple of injuries and, when I came back from the first injury, I thought that was the injury behind me and I could look forward.