Luton Town winger Shaun Whalley becomes the second player from the club to be arrested over an alleged assault in the last 24 hours, the club have confirmed.

Whalley has been arrested
Whalley has been arrested

The 27-year-old joins striker Ricky Miller to be arrested over for allegedly headbutting a taxi driver after the club's awards night on Sunday.

Walley, alongside Miller, have been suspended by the Hatters, but Miller has since been released on bail.

Luton released a statement on the club's website on the matter,“Following yesterday’s club statement regarding Ricky Miller, Luton Town Football Club can confirm that Shaun Whalley has been placed in police custody in connection with the same alleged incident in the early hours of Monday morning.

“As a result, Shaun has also been suspended by the club, pending a police inquiry. An internal investigation at Kenilworth Road continues and Luton Town can place on record once again that any player guilty of misconduct will be disciplined appropriately.

“Meanwhile Bedfordshire police have released a statement confirming that Ricky Miller has been released on bail until 2 June. The club is unable to comment further at this stage.”

A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police told luton-dunstable.co.uk: “A second man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault in Hockliffe in the early hours of yesterday morning [Monday, 27 April].

“The 27-year-old, from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, was arrested on suspicion of assault and is currently in custody at Luton police station for questioning. Police are appealing for anyone with information surrounding the incident, which took place at around 3.20am, to call the non-emergency number 101.”

Whalley, like Miller, is out of contract at Kenilworth Road in the summer and appeared for Luton in the 1-0 defeat to Southend United on Saturday.

The pair will miss Luton’s final game of the season against Stevenage, with the Hatters currently in eighth place in Sky Bet League Two, one place off the play-offs, having accrued 65 points from 45 league games.

However with the club’s recent form, it has meant they have virtually no hope of attaining a play-off spot with seventh-placed Plymouth having a much inferior goal difference.