Ex-Premier League star rushed to hospital falling ill on pitch minutes before kick-off

Former Premier League midfielder John Fleck was taken to infirmary aft taking sick erstwhile helium was acceptable to commencement for Chesterfield against Doncaster connected Thursday nighttime successful League Two

Former Rangers and Sheffield United prima John Fleck was taken to infirmary aft falling sick during his warm-up.

The League Two clash betwixt Chesterfield and Doncaster was delayed for 10 minutes aft the Scotland international, acceptable to commencement among the substitutes for the Spireites, received aesculapian attraction astatine the ground. As a result, the seasoned was taken to infirmary arsenic a precautionary measure.

The afloat connection connected societal media said: "We tin corroborate that John Fleck has been taken to infirmary arsenic a precautionary measurement aft being taken sick during the pre-match warm-up."

The nine announced that Fleck's spot connected the teamsheet was taken by Michael Jacobs.

Fleck joined the Spireites arsenic a escaped cause successful September aft leaving Blackburn Rovers.

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