Wycombe Wanderers striker Tjay De Barr has publicly spoken for the first time following his medical emergency on December 29.

The 22-year-old collapsed seconds after the Chairboys had lost 1-0 away at Plymouth Argyle at Home Park.

He had come on as a 71st-minute substitute for Ali Al-Hamadi in the clash against the Pilgrims, but just moments later, he collided with Argyle’s Danny Mayor and was seen holding his chest in discomfort.

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Notably, De Barr was spotted on his haunches whilst Wanderers were on the attacking in the latter stages of the game.

Following his collapse, he was stretched off and taken to a nearby hospital in the city for tests but was discharged hours later.

De Barr then returned home in the early hours of December 30.

Taking to Twitter on New Year's Eve [December 31], the forward said: “Just wanted to take this time to thank everyone who’s been sending me messages and support over the last two days.

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“Special thanks to everyone at Wycombe Wanderers, the medical team, all my teammates, staff, and supporters.

“I would also like to thank everyone involved with Plymouth Argyle for their messages of support.

“The response from everyone has been very humbling, also thank you to the ref who kept checking on me during the game.

“Luckily I am much better now and all tests came back positive, I’ll be back very soon giving 100 per cent like always.”

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De Barr is expected to miss Wycombe’s next match, which is away at Peterborough United on New Year's Day.

The next Chairboys fixture after they visit London Road isn’t until January 14, when they take on promotion-pushing Sheffield Wednesday.