SUNDERLAND star Corry Evans was stretchered off against Wycombe following a horror head collision.
The Northern Ireland midfield crashed into a teammate in Saturday’s thrilling League One clash, which ended 3-3.
And after receiving lengthy medical treatment on the field, including oxygen, Black Cats skipper Evans was carried off for further examinations.
The incident left TV viewers shocked, with those inside the stadium visibly concerned.
And Sky Sports, who were televising the game live, refused to show replays of Evans’ injury.
Evans, 31, is the younger brother of Leicester star Jonny, and only joined Sunderland on a free transfer from Blackburn in July.
But speaking after the game, Sunderland boss Lee Johnson provided a positive update on his star man.
Johnson declared: “Yeah, he’s good. The report is back but I haven’t seen it myself yet.
“I think he was knocked out for short period of time but luckily no neck break or anything like that, which I was fearful of.
“It’ll be concussion protocol and he’ll be back but it was a brave challenge and that’s what you expect from your captain.”
As for the game itself, Sunderland took a quick lead thanks to a David Stockdale own-goal in the third minute.
But Wycombe fired back through Anis Mehmeti 10 minutes later before Sam Vokes fired them ahead in the 36th minute.
However, Ross Stewart found an equaliser for Sunderland just moments later to level the scores at half-time.
Stewart then thought he’d netted a winner for the Black Cats when he hit the target in the third minute of added time.
But Wycombe’s Joe Jacobson made it 3-3 with the last kick of the game in the 98th minute.
The result leaves Sunderland joint-top of League One with Rotherham, albeit having played a game extra.
Meanwhile, Wycombe are four points off the Black Cats in third place but are just one point ahead of Wigan, who have a mammoth four games in hand.
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