Bournemouth’s abandoned Premier League game to be replayed from the start

The Premier League on Tuesday revealed that the abandoned game between Bournemouth and Luton Town at the weekend would be replayed from the start at a later date set to be announced later in the season.

The Premier League revealed this in an official statement they released on their website on Wednesday in respect to the game between the Cherries and the Hatters, which was abandoned at 1-1 in the 59th minute last Saturday due to the health emergency.

Luton Town defender Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest and needed to be stretched off at the Vitality stadium, although he was responsive while that was done, and the club also confirmed that their skipper will undergo tests and scans at the hospital where he was confined.

While the Premier League thanked the medical staff and all those involved for their swift actions in responding to the upsetting situation, they also wished Tom a continued recovery while rolling out plans to see out the game.

“Following the on-field medical emergency involving Luton Town FC player Tom Lockyer, the Premier League Board has decided last Saturday’s AFC Bournemouth v Luton Town FC fixture 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 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 statement read.

Bournemouth and Luton Town will return to action this weekend in the Premier League, with the Cherries travelling to Nottingham Forest while Luton Town hosts Newcastle United.

Bournemouth’s form has seen them win four of their last five and unbeaten in that period with nineteen points from sixteen games, sitting in fourteenth and ten points away from Luton Town who occupy 18th position. 

Daniel Ademiju Idowu