Tom Lockyer LIVE: Defender ‘suffered cardiac arrest’ during collapse on pitch in Bournemouth vs Luton

Luton centre-back Lockyer suffered a similar incident during the Championship play-off final earlier this year

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Luton’s Premier League match at Bournemouth was abandoned following a medical incident involving Hatters defender Tom Lockyer.

Lockyer was attended to by paramedics and staff in the second half, when the score was 1-1 with the clock paused at 65 minutes. The defender was removed from the field of play on a stretcher surrounded by the medical team, and there was a standing ovation from the crowd.

After the players were taken off, the Premier League confirmed the match had been abandoned and Luton later stated he had “suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch but was responsive by the time he was taken off on the stretcher” and he was taken to hospital.

Lockyer had previously collapsed on the pitch during last season’s Championship play-off final against Coventry City. It then emerged that the 28-year-old suffered an atrial fibrillation, a condition that can cause an irregular or abnormally fast heart rate but had surgery to fix the issue.

AFC Bournemouth vs Luton Town LIVE: Premier League updates

• Tom Lockyer suffers another collpase during Luton vs Bournemouth
• Match called off after Lockyer’s medical incident
• Luton late confirm that Lockyer suffered a ‘cardiac arrest’ but is now ‘stable in hospital
• The Welsh centre-back endured a similar incident during the Championship play-off final earlier this year
• Will Bournemouth vs Luton have a replay?

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16 December 2023 14:00