Big scare in Luton this Saturday afternoon. Captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the hour mark of the match against Bournemouth. Referee Simon Hooper definitively stopped this match on the 17th day of the Premier League after this incident. The players from both teams returned to the locker room, when the score was 1-1, while the player was taken care of by the medical teams.
The 29-year-old Welsh international defender “was conscious at the time he was carried on the stretcher,” Luton said in a statement early in the evening, confirming a “cardiac arrest.”
“He received additional treatment inside the stadium, for which we once again thank the medical teams on both sides,” continued the current 18th in the English championship.
Lockyer had already felt unwell last May
“Tom has been transferred to hospital, where we can reassure our supporters that he is stable and is currently undergoing further tests with his family at his bedside,” Luton continued. We would like to thank everyone for their support, concern and loving messages for “Locks” [le surnom du joueur]. »
This isn’t the first time Lockyer has collapsed on a football field. He had already been rescued in May at Wembley, during the Premier League promotion duel between Luton and Coventry. He then underwent heart surgery.