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Tom Lockyer stars on the front of Bournemouth's matchday programme after suffering a cardiac arrest at the Vitality Stadium earlier this season... with Luton labelling the Cherries' gesture a 'touch of class'

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Bournemouth placed Luton captain Tom Lockyer on the front cover of their matchday programme on Wednesday in a touching gesture to the defender after he suffered a cardiac arrest at the Vitality Stadium earlier this season.

Lockyer collapsed during the Cherries' home match against Luton in December and was technically dead for two minutes and 40 seconds before his heart was restarted by paramedics.

The match between the two Premier League sides was called off midway through the second half and subsequently rearranged for Wednesday March 13.

Hours before the match, Luton praised Bournemouth on social media for choosing to put Lockyer - rather than one of their own players - on the front cover of the programme.