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Ex-Chelsea Ace Had Heart Attack Before Scoring Winner to Send Team to Play-Offs

Sam Hutchinson, a 35-year-old AFC Wimbledon midfielder and former Chelsea player, had a heart attack during a League Two match on May 2, 2025, at Blundell Park while playing against Grimsby.
The heart attack occurred in the sixth minute, but Hutchinson continued playing the full match, scoring the decisive goal in the 52nd or 53rd minute to secure Wimbledon's play-off place.
After the match, Hutchinson’s symptoms worsened during the journey home, leading to hospital admission where tests revealed a 75% blockage in a coronary artery requiring angiogram and stent insertion by a London specialist.
Hutchinson expressed emotional distress at learning his diagnosis but praised the specialist and thanked supporters, noting he is now recovering, has resumed running, and expects to return to football.
Although Hutchinson feels he could play, medical advice considers it dangerous, so he will watch from the sidelines as Wimbledon faces Walsall in the upcoming May 26 play-off final.

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