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<\/p>\nLuton Town\u2019s game away at Bournemouth on Saturday was abandoned after Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest during the second half. <\/p>\n
The game was subsequently abandoned before it was later confirmed that the Hatters\u2019 captain suffered a cardiac arrest. It became the first Premier League game to be abandoned in years and the first due to a health issue with a player \u2013 Fabrice Muamba\u2019s collapse during Bolton Wanderers\u2019 game against Tottenham Hotspur in 2012 isn\u2019t included due to it occurring in an FA Cup game.<\/p>\n
In the case of Muamba, the game was abandoned and replayed days later, though a decision hasn\u2019t been made on what will happen to the outcome of the game at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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Both teams were ordered back into the dressing room by referee Simon Hooper as Lockyer received treatment on the pitch after collapsing for a second time this year, previously in the Championship play-off final in May.<\/p>\n
Lockyer was taken down the tunnel \u2018alert and responsive\u2019 according to Bournemouth\u2019s doctor after a number of minutes. A teary Rob Edwards and both sets of players emerged from the dressing room to applaud every corner of the ground thanking them for their support after the match was abandoned.<\/p>\n
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Watford\u2019s game against Wigan Athletic at Vicarage Road was abandoned in the 56th minute after torrential rain left the pitch unplayable. Proceedings were brought to a halt for ten minutes before the inevitable decision to call the game off was made at 1-1.<\/p>\n
Wigan boss Paul Jewel said: "It was the only decision to make. It was unplayable and the match couldn't continue.\u201d While Hornets boss Aidy Boothroyd also agreed with the decision, adding: "The match could not go on. We don't want players injured, people pay good money to be entertained and it was a bit of a farce.\u201d The game was replayed with the scores at 0-0 before it ended 1-1.<\/p>\n
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In seemingly a bad year to be a Premier League pitch, Fulham\u2019s game against Sunderland in April was abandoned after just 21 minutes when heavy snow made the pitch unplayable.<\/p>\n
Play stopped with Fulham 1-0 up and after consulting with both managers and the fourth official, Mike Riley abandoned the game. <\/p>\n
"I was standing in the technical area and at times I couldn't see across the pitch," Sunderland caretaker boss Kevin Ball said. \u201cI was getting pelted with – I don't know whether you would call it snow, ice or God knows what – but they were the biggest lumps I've ever been hit with.\u201d The game was replayed with the scores at 0-0.<\/p>\n
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For the second time during the same season, a Premier League game was abandoned due to a floodlights issue \u2013 seeing the lights go out in the 65th minute at Upton Park with the scores at 2-2. In August, Derby County\u2019s game against Wimbledon was abandoned after the floodlights went off and couldn\u2019t be turned back on again. <\/p>\n
Despite electricians working and momentarily getting the lights to flicker back on, the game was unable to restart. "The floodlights at the south end contracted a fault which was impossible to find in the timescale,\u201d West Ham\u2019s managing director Peter Storrie said.<\/p>\n
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A third floodlights issue from the same year, this time in December, saw Selhurst Park plunged into darkness with the game at 0-0 just 13 seconds into the second half. The floodlight saga was eventually uncovered as part of a setup by Malaysian members of an Asian betting syndicate who \u201carranged\u201d for the lights to go out at the games \u2013 though the incident at Pride Park was never proved.<\/p>\n
Another plot at Charlton Athletic vs Liverpool was foiled and four men \u2013 including Charlton\u2019s security supervisor Roger Firth – were jailed for between 18 months and four years. All the fixtures were replayed at the earliest opportunity in their entirety.<\/p>\n
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It wasn\u2019t technically abandoned in the same vein as the other games, but Manchester United\u2019s final game of the season at Old Trafford in 2016 was postponed after a suspect package was found in the north-west quadrant of the ground.<\/p>\n
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Stands were evacuated when the package was discovered with less than 30 minutes left until kick-off. The game was moved to take place two nights later and United eased to a 3-1 win. The package, which was a security training device, was destroyed in a controlled explosion.<\/p>\n