Luton captain Tom Lockyer had a defibrillator implanted after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch on Saturday and has been discharged from hospital to recover at home, the English Football League club said on Thursday.
The 29-year-old Wales international underwent a “successful procedure on Tuesday which saw Tom fitted with an ICD”. [desfibrilhador cardioversor implantável] to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s incident,” the club’s official website says.
The incident occurred after 58 minutes of the Luton v Bournemouth match, and the match was interrupted and then suspended.
The Premier League announced on Wednesday that the game would be replayed in its entirety, with both clubs saying it would be rescheduled for a later date in the season at a date yet to be determined.
“The club, Tom and the Lockyer family would like to take this opportunity to once again express our collective sincere thanks to everyone at Bournemouth, their fans, club officials and especially their medical team and midfielder Philip Billing, who first contacted Tom by telephone. apply and ask for help,” Luton added.
This was the second time Lockyer was knocked unconscious during a match. The first time occurred in May, during the English Second Division play-off final, due to cardiac arrhythmia.
Luton’s next match is at home to Newcastle on Saturday, with the English club ensuring that Lockyer, although absent from the field for an undetermined period of time, will be with the team and “his leadership will continue behind the scenes, where his courage will inspire him teammates and fans starting Saturday.”
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