Tom Lockyer: Luton captain 'alert and responsive' after Bournemouth vs Luton called off following medical incident

Tom Lockyer collapsed in the 58th minute of Luton's match against Bournemouth; Luton captain has now been taken to hospital and was described as 'alert and responsive' by a Bournemouth staff doctor; the game was later called off with the score at 1-1

Saturday 16 December 2023 17:51, UK

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Tom Lockyer is 'alert and responsive' after the Luton captain was stretched off following extensive medical attention during Saturday's game at Bournemouth.

Lockyer collapsed in the 58th minute of the match, which was eventually abandoned.

Luton manager Rob Edwards immediately ran onto the pitch at the Vitality Stadium to usher his players away from Lockyer and allow medical staff and paramedics to administer treatment.

Play was suspended as players moved and officials moved to the side of the pitch before heading back to the changing rooms a few minutes later.

Lockyer was then stretchered off, surrounded by medical staff.

A statement from Luton later said: «We all hope and pray for our leader and captain Tom Lockyer, who is thankfully responsive and has been taken to hospital.

»We don't know the full extent of what happened and what the next steps are at this stage, but we thank Bournemouth and the medical staff on both sides for their immediate response, which was absolutely amazing.

«We are sorry to all supporters present that players from both sides were in no state of mind to continue with the game after seeing their much-loved team-mate and friend taken off like that, and staff could not carry on with managing the game in such circumstances having had to deal with the situation.

»We thank everyone for the wonderful applause and singing of Locks' name inside the stadium at