DEFENDER James Chester is aiming to put the misery of relegation behind and finish his season on a high by helping Wales to beat Belgium, writes Andrew Penman.

The 25-year-old from Warrington, who qualifies for Wales because his mother is from Rhyl, is set to win his sixth cap in Friday’s crucial Euro 2016 qualifier at the Cardiff City Stadium.

And the match gives Chester the perfect opportunity to move on from being relegated from the Premier League with Hull City.

“It’s nice to have something to look forward to and not be sat at home dwelling on what happened,” said Chester, who missed the win in Israel in March due to injury.

“It’s certainly disappointing the way it ended [with Hull] after picking up the results against Palace and Liverpool.

“I think we all thought we were very close to survival but it wasn’t to be.

“It is disappointing but if I dwell on that it’s not going to help me at all. It certainly won’t help my performances so it’s important for me to move on as quickly as possible.

“It’s a huge game and one you hope to be involved in and it’s nice to be back involved in such a big game and back with the lads.”

Chester has already been linked with several Premier League clubs this summer but he says he is happy at Hull and doesn’t believe playing in the Championship would harm his international prospects.

“It’s not something I’ve really thought about at this moment,” he said.

“But, even though we’ve been relegated, my ability as a player won’t change.

“I believe I’m still good enough to play in the Premier League and at international level.

“And if I’m playing in the Championship then I’m pretty confident that it won’t affect my position.

“Other people’s interest is always nice for the ego but I can’t affect that and until something changes I’m more than happy at Hull City.”

Chester made his international debut in a 2-0 friendly defeat to Holland in Amsterdam just over 12 months ago and, having played in the 0-0 draw in Brussels in November, he’s confident that Wales can earn another positive result against the Belgians.

“Wherever you look on the pitch they’ve got talented individuals and they are a physical threat as well,” he said.

“But I think we showed out in Belgium that we can cope. We had to defend for long periods of time but we got a clean sheet, which I think we deserved on the night.

“And, with the players we’ve got up front, if we can do that again then I think we’ve got a chance of winning the game.

“I don’t think the campaign could have gone much better personally and as a squad,” he added.

“We’ve got ourselves into a great position and we’ve done that with good performances.

“It has been enjoyable and if we manage to achieve what we set out to do at the start of the campaign it will be huge and something that we’d all be very proud of.”