Luton Town, second from bottom, offered their commendable 1-0 victory over Newcastle to its captain Tom Lockyer, who is recovering at home from the cardiac arrest he suffered last Saturday during the Bournemouth match. On Thursday he left the hospital where a defibrillator was applied.
Lockyer was present among Luton players, coaches and fans and was the subject of countless displays of support before the opening whistle. At minute 4 of the game, the same number worn by the Welsh centre-back, The fans cheered loudly to encourage their player. In the Newcastle fan zone, a banner with the message ‘Get well soon, Tom’.
Townsend beat his former team
Another moment of maximum emotion was in the 25th minute when Andros Townsend, after scoring with a header from a corner taken by Ross Barkleyran to the sideline where he was given a Lockyer t-shirt to display in the stands.
Townsend scored his first goal for Luton, where he joined from Everton, and he did it against the team, Newcastle, where he played in 2016.
Barkley managed to extend the win in the 33rd minute with a shot that hit the crossbar, but in the second half Luton were forced to pull back to defend the result against a Newcastle push. Alexander Isak scored in the 61st minute but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Luton finally celebrated their third Premier League victory after their promotion and, with the game at Bournemouth suspended after Lockyer fell, they have been dreaming of survival since are two points behind Nottingham, 17th and that is the mark of permanence.
Newcastle are showing off
On the other hand, Newcastle given sixth place to West Ham, who beat Manchester United (2-0), and are now seven points behind the Champions zone marked by Tottenham (4th).
With three defeats in the last four days, Eddie Howe’s team will re-enter the crisis from which it appeared to emerge last Saturday with a 3-0 defeat at Fulham. Eliminated from the Champions League and has no option to return to the Europa Leagueon Tuesday they were also eliminated from the quarterfinals of the English League Cup on penalties against Chelsea (1-1 and 4-2).
Source: La Verdad
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