Luton captain Tom Lockyer ‘alert and responsive’ after collapsing against Bournemouth with no one around him… as the Premier League match is called off with the score at 1-1 in second half

• Bournemouth medical staff have confirmed Lockyer is ‘alert and responsive’
• The Premier League confirmed the match was abandoned in the second half 

The Premier League game between Bournemouth and Luton was abandoned after Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed during the second half.

The players were taken off the pitch by referee Simon Hooper and after a lengthy delay, the Bournemouth staff doctor confirmed that Lockyer was ‘alert and responsive.’

Lockyer, who collapsed in the play-off final earlier this year, dropped to the floor in an off the ball incident in the 62nd minute of the game between Bournemouth and Luton.

Luton manager Rob Edwards immediately ran onto the pitch as the players surrounded Lockyer before the paramedics stretchered him off after treating him on the pitch for over ten minutes.

Half an hour after the incident, the game was officially called off.

Luton captain Tom Lockyer was treated by medical staff after collapsing in the second half

Luton manager Rob Edwards raced onto the pitch as Lockyer began receiving treatment

Bouremouth and Luton players were taken off the pitch by referee Simon Hooper

‘The fixture between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town has been suspended,’ a Luton statement read.

‘All our thoughts are with Tom Lockyer at this time.’

Luton’s statement was reiterated by a comment from the Premier League following the suspension of the match. 

‘The Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town FC has been abandoned due to a player medical incident,’ a Premier League statement read.

‘Our thoughts are with Tom Lockyer and all players involved in today’s match.’

Lockyer had heart surgery after the incident at Wembley and was given the all-clear to return to playing in June.

After the game was officially abandoned, the players from both Luton and Bournemouth came back out on to the pitch to applaud the crowd, with Edwards close to tears on his lap around the ground.

The match was abandoned with the score at 1-1. 

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