Bournemouth vs Luton to be replayed in full as Premier League make decision after Tom Lockyer collapse, Hatters confirm

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LUTON’S Premier League match at Bournemouth will be replayed in full, the club have confirmed.

Saturday’s clash at the Vitality Stadium was level at 1-1 when Hatters skipper Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch on 59 minutes.

Bournemouth vs Luton was abandoned on Saturday afternoon[/caption]

Lockyer, 29, suffered a cardiac arrest and was treated on the pitch before being taken to hospital.

The match was abandoned with both sets of players unwilling to continue after the traumatic scenes.

But now the Kenilworth Road team have released a statement to say the match will be replayed from the beginning again.

However, a date in the fixture list has not been arranged just yet.

Luton tweeted: “The Premier League Board has decided that last Saturday’s fixture with AFC Bournemouth will be replayed in full.

“The game will be rescheduled for later in the season, with a date to be confirmed following consultation with relevant parties.

“The Luton Town ticket office would like to add that ticketing information regarding the rearranged game will be announced in due course.”

The Premier League added: “The decision to abandon the match in the 59th minute was made collectively between the match officials, players, managers from both clubs and the Premier League.

“The League would like to thank the medical staff and all those involved for their swift actions in responding to what was an extremely upsetting situation for everyone.

“We wish Tom a continued recovery and our thoughts are with him, his family and all those at Luton Town FC.”

Lockyer – who also collapsed in May’s Championship Play-Off final at Wembley – went down off the ball.

Medics immediately rushed on to treat him with CPR and a defibrillator as Luton boss Rob Edwards implored the players to move away.

The 16-cap Wales international was responsive when he was taken off on a stretcher and is stable.

The Hatters then confirmed he had sustained a cardiac arrest and an update on Sunday stated their skipper remained in hospital for further scans and tests.