There is relief on the Premier League side. Luton captain Tom Lockyer left the hospital on Wednesday where he had been since suffering a heart attack on Saturday December 16 during the match at Bournemouth. The announcement was made by his club this Thursday, without it giving any indication on the rest of his career. The 29-year-old defender has “begun a period of rehabilitation in the comfort of his home following his release from hospital on Wednesday”, specifies Luton Town FC.
The club promoted to the Premier League evokes “encouraging news” which occurred after the successful installation, on Tuesday, of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator “to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s incident”. This device allows you to monitor your heart rate and intervene in the event of an abnormality. This is what allowed Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen, victim of a heart attack during Euro 2021, to continue his professional career, currently at Manchester United.
The Bournemouth-Luton match will be completely replayed
Tom Lockyer suffered discomfort and collapsed on the Bournemouth pitch on Saturday in the championship. A worrying scene which recalled a similar scare experienced by “Locks” in the final of accession to the Premier League at the end of last season at Wembley. He then underwent surgery to correct a heart defect, atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. “We can now confirm that tests carried out this week revealed that the problem Tom experienced on Saturday was different from the atrial fibrillation he suffered in May,” Luton said in its statement on Thursday.
“We are very proud to have “Locks” as captain and his leadership will continue from the sidelines where his courage will inspire his teammates, colleagues and supporters, starting on Saturday,” adds the north London club. Saturday’s match at Bournemouth, stopped at 1-1 in the 59th minute of play after Tom Lockyer’s heart attack, will be completely replayed, on a date not yet determined, the English Professional League announced on Wednesday.