Captain suddenly suffered a heart attack during the match, fellow players and spectators started crying after seeing his condition

Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer has collapsed on the field due to a heart attack for the second time this year. In such a situation, the English Premier League football match being played in Bournemouth had to be canceled. Luton team management said Lockyer was immediately taken to hospital, where he remains in a stable condition. His family is with him. This Wales defender fell on the field in the 59th minute of the match. Players of both teams immediately reached him. Luton coach Rob Edwards also immediately took to the field. He was looking quite worried. The 29-year-old player was given treatment on the field and was later taken out on a stretcher.

The match was tied at 1–1 when Luton fainted and after the incident, referee Simon Hooper decided to forfeit the match. Even after the match was canceled, the spectators remained in the stadium. They were raising slogans in support of Lockyer. Lockyer's teammates and many fans began to cry. "We apologize to the fans, but players on both teams were in no position to continue the game after their teammate and friend left the field in such a manner," Luton said in a statement.

Lockyer had earlier fallen during a match being played at Wembley Stadium in May. After this, he had to undergo heart surgery. However, after recovering, the doctors allowed him to continue playing football. This was Lockyer's 15th match since the start of the new season.

Earlier in football, during the Euro Cup match in June 2021, Denmark's Steve Eriksen also fainted in the middle of the field after suffering a heart attack. This match between Finland and Denmark was played in Copenhagen. The match was canceled after this incident happened in the first half. Ericsson also returned to the field after becoming fit.