Luton boss says Lockyer's cardiac arrest was 'the scariest moment I've ever had'

Luton Town boss Rob Edwards has described Tom Lockyer's on-pitch cardiac arrest as 'the scariest moment I've ever had'.

Hatters captain Lockyer, 29, is back home after having a defibrillator fitted under his skin to prevent any repeat of his collapse during their Premier League game at Bournemouth last Saturday.

Manchester United and Denmark star Christian Eriksen underwent a similar procedure after his cardiac arrest during the European Championship in June 2021.

Luton said medical tests found this incident 'was different from the atrial fibrillation he suffered in May' when Lockyer collapsed in the Championship play-off final against Coventry City at Wembley.

Wales centre-back Lockyer will continue his rehabilitation at home and Edwards, who was in tears after the incident at the Vitality Stadium, has opened up about his emotions.

'It was a really scary moment, the scariest moment I've ever had, let alone in football,' he told Luton's club media.

'It was different to at Wembley, I knew it then and we certainly know it now with all the tests that have gone on this week.

'We get on with it and the main focus then is Tom and his family and we'll all be affected in slightly different ways and we'll all deal with it in different ways as well.

'We're all individuals, we're all different and we'll all cope and deal with it differently as well.

'I feel good, I've had loads of support, everyone has been asking how I am as well, which I find difficult because I'm not the one going through it.'

Edwards praised the medical staff from both clubs, as well as the Vitality Stadium paramedics, for their quick response after Lockyer collapsed during the second-half.

'I was emotional on Saturday, it scared me but everyone rallied. The medical