An Everton fan had a heart attack when he got back from Goodison Park on Sunday after his first match since his last heart attack.
Kyle Slawson went to the match on Sunday where nine men Everton lost 3-2 to Brentford, with Kyle walking out in the 88th minute when striker Soloman Rondon was shown red for a high tackle. The 49-year-old, who is originally from Heswall, travelled back to his home in Godley in Greater Manchester but started having chest pains after feeling tired on the drive home.
The manager at delivery company Evri then started noticing the pain spread from his chest which quickly spread to his shoulder and jaw. Thankfully, his fiancée, Suzanne Mason, 48, was at hand to take him to A&E.
READ MORE: Boat capsized in crash with Ferry terminal on River Mersey
The dad-of-two told the ECHO : "[I] met up with friends at the Thomas Frost then went to welcome the coach with friends at around 2pm. Once that had finished I headed into the ground as I wasn't feeling 100%.
"Watched the match and left when Rondon got sent off. I drove home to Manchester just feeling tired. When I got home started having chest pains which then went to my shoulder and jaw. My partner then drove me to A&E as it was quicker than an ambulance. Once we got to A&E the ECG and blood tests confirmed I'd had a heart attack.
"It was my first match back since my first heart attack 12 months ago. I'm now going to stick to watching the game on TV. I have had to sell my ticket for the Crystal Palace game but hopefully well enough to watch the game on TV."
Kyle has supported Everton for almost his entire life, with him admitting he "had to be there" for what could have confirmed Everton's place in the Premier League next season. Following his first heart attack last summer, he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which is when the heart muscle is abnormally thick and makes it difficult to pump blood around the body.
He said: "I've lived here for five years and been going the game since I was six years old. The first heart attack was in July very similar to Sunday just got pains and when I got to the hospital they confirmed it and I was diagnosed with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. That's why I haven't been the game much but had to be there for Sunday."
