Wycombe's Abbott facing lengthy lay-off

George Abbott made his Wycombe debut against Stockport County in August

Wycombe Wanderers defender George Abbott could be out of action for up to four months because of a quad injury.

The 20-year-old joined the Chairboys in the summer on a season-long loan from Tottenham Hotspur.

He has made 14 appearances so far, the most recent in their 1-0 win at Wigan Athletic on 11 October.

"George felt something in his quad in the week. It's not good news, he's looking at four months and probably some sort of surgery," Wycombe boss Michael Duff told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"He had a scan a couple of weeks ago because he's been feeling something but that showed there was nothing. It's a real blow for him and it's a blow for us because he is a good player."

Fellow defender Anders Hagelskjaer also missed Saturday's 1-1 draw at Blackpool after having to drop out of training.

"Andreas is struggling with an Achilles. He's not fully fit and we need to try and get him right," Duff said.

The game against Blackpool was interrupted for several minutes by an injury to Blackpool skipper Michael Ihiekwe, who was stretchered off.

"Being a centre-half, he jumped that high, he almost jumped over Junior (Quitirna) - his leg caught Junior's head which spun him around and it looks like he landed horribly," Duff added.

"Nobody wants to see that, nobody wants to see anyone stretchered off in any game of football. He's a competitor, he's been a very good player and is captain for them as well, so we wish him all the best for a speedy recovery."