AFC Bournemouth thoughts with Tom Lockyer after game against Luton abandoned

AFC Bournemouth sent their thoughts to Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer and his family, after their Premier League contest with the Hatters was abandoned due to a medical incident.

The game at Vitality Stadium was called off after 65 minutes with the score at 1-1, after Lockyer went down in the middle of the field.

After paramedics and medical staff from both clubs came to the aid of the 29-year-old, he was stretchered off the pitch while both teams had been called into the dressing rooms.

Both sets of fans were heard chanting Lockyer’s name while he received treatment. The fixture was called off with players from each side returning to the field to applaud those in attendance for their support.

At the time of writing, Luton confirmed via social media Lockyer was “responsive” and had been taken to hospital.

A post from Luton Town’s official X page read: “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 such a difficult time.

“Now is the time for all of our players, staff and supporters to come together as we always do and give our love and support to Tom and his family.

“Our thoughts are with him and them all.”

During the game, Dominic Solanke had equalised for Cherries after Elijah Adebayo opened the scoring.

A reply via AFC Bournemouth's official X page said: “We’re relieved to hear Tom is responsive.

“Our thoughts will continue to be with Tom and his family at this time.

“We’d like to thank all the medical staff for their quick action as well as everyone inside the stadium for their support and unity during a difficult moment.”