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LUTON’S match with Bournemouth is set to be replayed in full after it was abandoned due to Tom Lockyer collapsing on the pitch. The match was stopped and abandoned in the 59th minute at 1-1 as medics tended to Lockyer, who collapsed off the ball.
Luton vs Bournemouth is set to be replayed in fullCredit: Getty
Premier League Rule L15 states that any match abandoned with the consent of the referee will be replayed, with the Board to confirm a date and kick-off time.
And according to the Daily Mail, the top flight is expected to stick to this protocol.
The Premier League Board has the power to order a match in which 90 minutes has not been completed to be replayed in full or in part, or allow the result at the time of the abandonment to stand.
Luton confirmed after the match that skipper Lockyer suffered cardiac arrest.
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A statement read: “Our medical staff have confirmed that the Hatters captain suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch, but was responsive by the time he was taken off on the stretcher.
“He received further treatment inside the stadium, for which we once again thank the medical teams from both sides.
“Tom was transferred to hospital, where we can reassure supporters that he is stable and currently undergoing further tests with his family at his bedside.
“We would like to thank everyone for their support, concern and loving messages for Locks.”
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Luton manager Rob Edwards immediately ran onto the pitch to tell concerned players to make way for the medical team.
Players and staff members from both clubs were clearly in distress as the incident unfolded, with Luton’s Issa Kabore appearing to pray on the side of the pitch.
Both teams were then sent back to the changing rooms as medics attended to Lockyer.
The Luton captain was then carried off on a stretcher to a standing ovation from both sets of fans at the Vitality stadium
After a lengthy delay, the match was abandoned shorty before 5pm.
Prior to the medical emergency, Luton were holding Bournemouth to a 1-1 draw.
Elijah Adebayo broke the deadlock within the opening three minutes but Dominic Solanke netted the equaliser after half time.
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Lockyer previously collapsed during Luton’s Championship Play-Off final clash with Coventry in May.
He received medical attention just 12 minutes into the match and was later taken to hospital, where he underwent further tests.
The defender recently opened up about his terrifying ordeal, telling The Central Club podcast: “I’m back-pedalling, and as I’m back-pedalling my head went really light-headed like nothing I’ve ever had before.
“It’s like when you stand up real quick but worse and then my legs went like jelly almost instantly and I remember falling backwards and the next thing I know I woke up and there were paramedics all around me.
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“I remember waking up from a dream, I couldn’t tell you what it was about, but I remember having a dream. As soon as I came round I was like sweet again.”
Tom Lockyer started the game at centre-backCredit: Rex
Paramedics were quick to treat LockyerCredit: Reuters
Tom Lockyer has spoken about a previous incident beforeCredit: Sky Sports More

THE HIGHEST paid player for every Premier League season has been revealed.Cristiano Ronaldo is narrowly pipped to the title of the league’s biggest earner by former Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been beaten to the title of the Premier League’s highest paid player everCredit: PA
Gareth Bale earned £560,000-per-week during his loan at Tottenham in 2020/21Credit: PA
Both players made surprise returns to England in back-to-back seasons in 2020/21 and 2021/22.
Ronaldo’s Manchester United comeback in 2021 saw him earn £480,000-per-week until his dramatic exit in November last year.
Although those wages made him the best paid player in the league two seasons ago, it fell short of Bale’s earnings the campaign before.
The Welshman earned a staggering £560,000-per-week during his season-long loan with Tottenham.
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However, a majority of those wages are understood to have been paid by his parent club Real Madrid.
Spurs still got their money’s worth for what they did pay, though, as Bale scored 11 goals in 20 league appearances during his North London return.
With both Bale and Ronaldo no longer in the Premier League, Kevin De Bruyne has taken over as the highest paid player for both last term and the current campaign.
The Manchester City midfielder is said to be earning £400,000-per-week as part of the four-year deal he signed in 2021.
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Kevin De Bruyne’s £400,000 weekly wages make him the current highest paid playerCredit: The Times
Wayne Rooney earned £300,000-per-week in his final four years at Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
His earnings are a whopping 40 times more than those of John Barnes in the first-ever Premier League season.
According to data from the Mirror, Liverpool paid Barnes weekly wages of £10,000 during the 1992/93 season, with the winger earning £520,000-a-year during his prime.
Four years later, Fabrizio Ravanelli took home £42,000-per-week during his sole season at Middlesbrough.
A pair of bumper contracts in the late 1990s and early 2000s saw Roy Keane hold the top earner’s spot for four seasons as his wages went from £52,000 to £94,000.
Steven Gerrard later took the marquee figure to £100,000 in 2005 after signing a new deal at Anfield amid interest from Chelsea.
Alexis Sanchez was the league’s best paid player for two seasons after leaving Arsenal for United in 2018Credit: Getty Images – Getty
Carlos Tevez’s move to City in 2010 saw the Argentine striker earn £250,000-per-week to top the list until 2013.
Following Tevez’s move to Juventus, Wayne Rooney replaced him at the top of the list with the biggest contract of his career.
United paid the former England captain £300,000-per-week during his final four years at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils followed that up by paying Alexis Sanchez and David de Gea £350,000 and £375,000, respectively, across the next three seasons before Bale’s Tottenham return.
Highest paid Premier League player each season
1992/93: John Barnes – £10,000-per-week
1993/94: John Barnes – £10,000-per-week
1994/95: Eric Cantona – £18,000-per-week
1995/96: Dennis Bergkamp – £25,000-per-week
1996/97: Fabrizio Ravanelli – £42,000-per-week
1997/98: Alan Shearer – £34,000-per-week
1998/99: Alan Shearer – £34,000-per-week
1999/00: Roy Keane – £52,000-per-week
2000/01: Roy Keane – £52,000-per-week
2001/02: Roy Keane – £90,000-per-week
2002/03: Roy Keane – £94,000-per-week
2003/04: Hernan Crespo – £94,000-per-week
2004/05: Frank Lampard – £98,000-per-week
2005/06: Steven Gerrard – £100,000-per-week
2006/07: Andriy Shevchenko – £118,000-per-week
2007/08: John Terry – £135,000-per-week
2008/09: Robinho – £160,000-per-week
2009/10: Carlos Tevez – £250,000-per-week
2010/11: Carlos Tevez – £250,000-per-week
2011/12: Carlos Tevez – £250,000-per-week
2012/13: Carlos Tevez – £250,000-per-week
2013/14: Wayne Rooney – £300,000-per-week
2014/15: Wayne Rooney – £300,000-per-week
2015/16: Wayne Rooney – £300,000-per-week
2016/17: Wayne Rooney – £300,000-per-week
2017/18: Alexis Sanchez – £350,000-per-week
2018/19: Alexis Sanchez – £350,000-per-week
2019/20: David de Gea – £375,000-per-week
2020/21: Gareth Bale – £560,000-per-week (Majority paid by Real Madrid)
2021/22: Cristiano Ronaldo – £480,000-per-week
2022/23: Kevin De Bruyne – £400,000-per-week
2023/24: Kevin De Bruyne – £400,000-per-week More