Premier League footballer Tom Lockyer has been discharged from hospital after having a device that can restart his heart fitted by doctors following his collapse on the pitch during a match.

The Luton Town captain suffered a cardiac arrest during the club’s match against Bournemouth on Saturday.

The club confirmed in a statement that Lockyer was discharged from hospital on Wednesday.

He has undergone a “successful procedure” to fit an implantable cardioverter defibrillator device.

It was the second time the 29-year-old centre-back collapsed during a game, after a previous incident during Luton’s play-off final win on 28 May.

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