Sheffield United captain Chris Basham had to be taken off the pitch on a stretcher after suffering a horror injury in his side’s Premier League game against Fulham.

The 35-year-old defender suffered a severe injury to his standing leg while attempting to cross the ball during his team’s 3-1 defeat at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

The match was stopped for 12 minutes while the star was given oxygen.

Sheffield United fans sang “One Chris Basham” during the stoppage and he was applauded by both sets of supporters as he was led off the pitch on a stretcher and into an ambulance.

Basham gave a thumbs-up to fans as he was taken off the pitch and replaced by Jack Robinson.

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In a post on X, Sheffield United said: “We send our best wishes to Bash, and will communicate updates as and when we have them.”

Basham joined the South Yorkshire side in 2014 and has since played more than 390 games – featuring in every one this season.

The team sits bottom of the Premier League with one point from their opening eight games since being promoted from the Championship.