Overview

• A 72-year-old Brighton supporter collapsed in the East Stand upper during the second half of Saturday’s Premier League match against Fulham and later died.
• Club medics, South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics, St John’s Ambulance, Sussex Police and stewards administered prolonged CPR and defibrillation at the scene.
• Brighton’s safety team consulted with Sussex Police and the Premier League before deciding not to halt play to avoid disrupting the resuscitation.
• Brighton chief executive Paul Barber and Fulham FC issued statements offering condolences while club doctor Rob Galloway described the emergency response as exemplary.
• The club has set up 24/7 helplines for staff and supporters who witnessed the incident and no formal investigation has been reported.