Wycombe Wanderers' away match at Sheffield Wednesday was briefly halted due to a "crowd disturbance" according to reports.
A spokesman allegedly told Sky Sports that it was a "crowd disturbance" not a "medical emergency" that caused the game to be paused.
An eyewitness said: "Two fans were having a fight in the North Stand and it escalated."
UPDATE:
A spokesperson has just told @SkySports that it wasn't a medical emergency but a crowd disturbance. Very strange. Must have been some riot for the players to come off the pitch ?
— Rob Evans (@RobEvan60261776) November 27, 2021
With 37 minutes on the clock and with the Chairboys leading 1-0 thanks to a deflected Anis Mehmeti strike, the fixture was paused after several Wednesday fans, as well as Wanderers' Jason McCarthy, alerted referee Darren Drysdale to an incident in the North Stand.
29: There's a break in play due to what appears to be a medical emergency in the home stand.
— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) November 27, 2021
Medics have been rushed to the scene.
0-1 | #SHWvWYC
Medics and stewards ran over, whilst the players left the pitch.
29' Play has stopped at Hillsborough, as the medical teams from both clubs are called to the North Stand.
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) November 27, 2021
A round of applause came from all for corners of the stadium as the mood changed very quickly.
Play resumed around 10 minutes later.
More on this as we get it.
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