City cling on after Allison injury

The defender suffered an ankle dislocation, which contributed to 24 minutes of injury time added on.

It was an uncomfortable period for Lancaster’s rearguard to negotiate, as they battled to hang onto a one-goal lead after the two-goal cushion established by Dom Lawson and Nic Evangelinos was cut by Hyde’s top scorer Jack Redshaw.

A high-tempo start gave way to an early breakthrough as Lawson put Lancaster ahead in the 13th minute, seeing Whitham's initial headed attempt saved by Tigers’ keeper Dan Atherton before taking full advantage of the rebound.

Not far behind was Evangelinos, who doubled Lancaster’s lead with his third in six games, a stunning effort from the edge of the box, volleyed home off Sam Bailey’s low centre.

It gave City a deserved advantage heading into the break, laying the groundwork for a third consecutive away league win.

However, the hosts threw a spanner into the works early in the second half as Redshaw got on the end of a recycled corner to halve the deficit.

It was then that the game suffered two major disruptions. First, Hyde’s defender Callum Spooner received a red card just minutes after Redshaw’s goal for a foul on Niall Cowperthwaite.

But the noise was suddenly vanquished by that injury to Gallagher-Allison, the concern of the players and staff indicating the seriousness of the incident.