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The Wales defender, 29, has recently become a dad for the first time.

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Tom Lockyer got the loudest cheer when he stepped off the Luton coach.

He is in good spirits and has been chatting to the medics who saved his life and posing for pictures with them.

Tonight is about more than football.

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Andoni Iraiola makes three changes to the Bournemouth side which came back to draw 2-2 with Sheffield United on Saturday.

Alex Scott, Dango Ouattara and Luis Sinisterra come into the starting XI in place of Milos Kerkez, Justin Kluivert and Marcus Tavernier, who are all on the bench.

Dominic Solanke is fit despite not training fully last week, while summer signing Tyler Adams could make his Premier League debut for the Cherries following a long injury lay-off.

Bournemouth XI: Neto; Smith, Mepham, Zabarnyi, Ouattara; Christie, Cook; Semenyo, Scott, Sinisterra; Solanke

Subs: Travers, Kerkez, Faivre, Tavernier, Adams, Kluivert, Hill, Unal, Billing

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Rob Edwards makes just one alteration to his Luton side following their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace at the weekend.

Japan international Daiki Hashioka comes in at right wing back, with Issa Kabore moving to centre back as Gabriel Osho drops out.

Ross Barkley suffered a broken nose at the weekend but is fit to play.

Luton XI: Kaminski; Burke, Mengi, Kabore; Hashioka, Clark, Barkley, Doughty; Ogbene, Chong; Morris

Subs: Shea, Krul, Berry, Woodrow, Ruddock Mpanzu, Townsend, Nelson, Piesold, Martins

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Luton keeper Thomas Kaminski, speaking to Sky Sports: "Its going to be very emotional not just for the players but also the fans. We hope to make him [Tom Lockyer] proud. Like every other game it is going to be like a final. Bournemouth are aggressive, play on the front foot and like to press. They're dangerous at set plays."

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BBC Sport

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An unusual atmosphere is expected at Vitality Stadium.

It will be the first of two Premier League meetings between the sides in the space of three-and-a-half weeks - but this one has the poignancy of being the game rearranged after the abandonment of 16 December when Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch.

Lockyer will be in attendance, and there may not be many dry eyes in the house when both sets of fans share a minute’s applause in the 59th minute to thank the medical staff who saved the Hatters skipper’s life that day.

Cherries midfielder Philip Billing, who was the first player to run over to assist Lockyer and frantically signal for play to stop and the medics to run on, is also guaranteed as warm a reception from the away supporters as from the home contingent.

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Classy touch by Bournemouth. They've only gone and stuck Tom Lockyer on the front of tonight's programme.

Chris Wise
Final Score commentator

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There’s lots of great things happening at Bournemouth-Luton tonight. Tom Lockyer will thank medics who saved his life, there’s advice being offered to fans at the stadium about cardiac health and the Bournemouth Supporters Trust have raised money to help with travel costs for Luton fans.

This is not a night the players of Bournemouth and Luton are particularly looking forward to, with the events of 16 December still fresh in the mind.

At the time, Luton's players did not know if their captain would survive.

Hatters defender Issa Kabore prayed on the pitch while his team-mate received urgent treatment, while there were Luton fans in tears in the stands.

Bournemouth fans responded by applauding their rivals, with one fan forming a heart shape with their fingers.

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It promises to be an emotional night at the Vitality Stadium as Luton captain Tom Lockyer returns to Bournemouth to thank medics who saved his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at the venue.

The original game on 16 December was abandoned after Lockyer collapsed on the pitch.

He has not played since his cardiac arrest, with the defender previously telling how he was "technically dead" for nearly three minutes.