Wycombe Wanderers have provided an update on both Brandon Hanlan and Luke Leahy following the club’s 1-0 defeat against Stevenage.
Both players required medical assistance in the loss at Adams Park which resulted in 14 minutes of additional time being played in each half.
Firstly, Hanlan was seen requiring oxygen after being tussled to the ground by Boro captain Carl Piergianni on the half-hour mark.
How on earth has Ben Speedie given Stevenage a free-kick for this?
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 11, 2023
Hanlan remains in a distressed state as he continues to receive treatment.#Chairboys https://t.co/WKZohCV6Qo
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The battle between the two led Hanlan to suffer a serious knee injury.
Then during the second period, Leahy collided with teammate Josh Scowen as Wycombe were defending their goal.
There's going to be another lengthy stoppage as Leahy is still receiving treatment.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 11, 2023
Must say, a section of the Stevebagfe fans behind the Wycombe goal where Leahy is receiving treatment have acted appallingly.
A serious medical situation and there's no empathy.#Chairboys
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He would go on to sustain a serious head injury which led the game to be halted for nearly 20 minutes.
During that period, a section of Stevenage’s fans began to hurl abuse at the ex-Bristol Rovers man.
FT: Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Stevenage.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 11, 2023
Forget the game, forget the result, we wish both @B_Hanlan and @lukeleahy a speedy recovery.
Stevenage's fans should be ashamed of the way they behaved when Leahy was being treated.
Disgusting.
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They were both taken to hospital for further treatment, but have since been discharged.
Steve Evans: "We were told that Wycombe wanted the game to be abandoned.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 11, 2023
“It’s 1-0 with eight minutes to go and they want the game stopped.
"We’d been calling off games every Saturday if players went down with a head knock."#Chairboys https://t.co/hlLlq8UM3h
A club statement read: “Both Brandon Hanlan and Luke Leahy have been discharged from hospital and are resting at home.
“The club treats head injuries in particular with the utmost caution and we thank those who handled the situation with dignity and respect and those who have sent well wishes.”
Bloomfield: "We had to protect Luke [Leahy] from the [Stevenage] chants behind the goal, we had to build a barrier between him and the fans.
— James Richings (@James_BFP) November 11, 2023
"I’m so sad and upset by what I witnessed today."#Chairboys
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Following the fixture, Stevenage manager Steve Evans has claimed that Wycombe ‘wanted the game to be abandoned’, whilst Wanderers boss Matt Bloomfield ‘categorically’ denied the claims.
Both Brandon Hanlan and Luke Leahy have been discharged from hospital and are resting at home.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) November 12, 2023
The club treats head injuries in particular with the utmost caution and we thank those who handled the situation with dignity and respect, and those who have sent well wishes. pic.twitter.com/ZgpHgTGWbo
He would go on to say that he was ‘angry, disgusted, upset and sad’ during the loss against the Hertfordshire-based team, due to incidents surrounding Hanlan and Leahy, along with the way a portion of Stevenage supporters conducted themselves during the encounter.
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