The match of the 17th round of the English Premier League between Bournemouth and Luton was stopped in the second half after the visiting team captain Tom Lockyer lost consciousness on the field.
The captain of Luton lost consciousness
In the 59th minute of the game, Lockyer fell to the turf in the center of the field. His teammates and Bournemouth players immediately ran up to him to provide first aid.
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Luton head coach Rob Edwards also immediately ran onto the football field and asked the players to step aside so that the doctors could provide first aid to the football player. A few minutes later he was carried out on a stretcher.
Sky Sports wrote: This is a truly alarming situation. There is silence on the field.
After the incident, the players of both teams went into the tribune room, and the game was suspended when the score was 1:1. The TV channel notes that the game was subsequently stopped completely.
What is known about Lockyer's health
Luton reported on social media that the team captain was taken to hospital and regained consciousness.
— We do not know all the details of what happened or what next steps will be taken at this stage, but we thank Bournemouth and the medical staff on both sides for their immediate response, which was absolutely amazing, — the message says.
Luton added that they were sorry, but the game could not continue because “players on both sides were not in the right condition” to play.
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This is not the first time such an incident has happened to Lockyer. In May he collapsed in the Premier League play-off match against Coventry. Then they replaced it, and then they did heart surgery.
He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation — a condition that can cause an irregular or abnormally fast heart rate.
