Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer celebrated the membership’s historic Championship play-off last win over Coventry from a hospital mattress after collapsing on the pitch.
Lockyer fell to the bottom whereas again peddling at first of the sport and appeared to break down as he tried to rise up.
He remained on the bottom for a number of minutes receiving medical consideration earlier than being carried off on a stretcher.
His father Steve captured the second his son watched the workforce win from hospital surrounded by family and friends.
He posted it on Twitter, saying: “Tom is okay. Very happy but so sad he can’t be there with his team mates.”
The win means Luton have been promoted to the Premier League for the primary time of their historical past.
Lockyer additionally shared the photograph on his Instagram web page, saying it was “not quite where I thought I’d be celebrating at the final whistle”.
His collapse was “a much scarier moment for everyone else than myself”, he wrote.
He mentioned he was stored in hospital in a single day as a precaution and would have additional checks right now.
“I am feeling very much myself, helped by the way the lads left it all out on pitch!” he added.
Speaking to Sky Sports News after the Hatters’ promotion, Luton Town supervisor Rob Edwards obtained emotional when proven the photograph of Lockyer in hospital.
“I can’t speak highly enough of him and I’m just really pleased he’s okay,” he mentioned by means of tears.
“He’s been immense for us this season. Health and family is the most important thing, more important than football.”
He mentioned he struggled to have a good time earlier than realizing Lockyer was effectively: “It felt a little bit wrong to celebrate at the time. I just felt emotional.”
Speaking to Sky Sports News on Sunday morning, Edwards mentioned Lockyer was in “good spirits” as he recovers in hospital and was being effectively taken care of.
Luton final performed top-flight soccer within the 1991-92 season, earlier than the formation of the Premier League.
Over the years, the membership sank by means of the divisions and performed non-league soccer as lately as 2014.
Last season, Luton misplaced within the Championship play-off semi-finals however this yr they reached the ultimate and at last secured a return to the highest division at Wembley yesterday after beating Coventry on penalties.
Source: information.sky.com”