Chris Mepham withdraws from Wales squad
The 21-year-old defender has played three games during Euro 2020 qualifying.
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Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham has withdrawn from the Wales squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Slovakia and Croatia through injury.
Mepham, who has been replaced in the squad by uncapped MK Dons defender Regan Poole, has played three matches for Wales in their qualification campaign and started the 1-0 win over Azerbaijan in September.
Captain Ashley Williams could now replace Mepham after being recalled.
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Central defender James Lawrence, who plays for German club St Pauli, had already been ruled out of the squad through injury.