Newcastle vs Tottenham: Sergio Reguilon lauded by fans for potentially saving a life

Newcastle United vs Tottenham match grabbed headlines as a fan collapsed in stands before halftime. Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon immediately brought attention of incident to Andre Marriner, who halted game with immediate effect.

A defibrillator was n rushed onto field to help fan and he was taken to hospital shortly after. Newcastle later confirmed that he was in stable condition. Once play resumed, fans in stands gave a round of applause to medical team.

Newcastle United vs Tottenham: Netizens praise Sergio Reguilon

Amidst heated battles on pitch, players are often seen being ruthless against ir opponents. However, incident involving fan collapsing was ar time when warm side of players was witnessed. As soon as he spotted incident, Sergio Reguilon brought attention to referee Andre Marriner as shown in video below.

Shortly after referee urged all players to return to ir dressing room and seven minutes were added at end of first half once play resumed.

Newcastle vs Tottenham: Netizens praise Sergio Reguilon

One netizen took to Twitter and wrote that Sergio Reguilon and Simon Kjaer should receive Ballon d'Or minations as on both occasions, y potentially saved someone's life. Kjaer had a huge role to play in aiding Denmark teammate Christian Eriksen to receive treatment after he suffered a heart attack on pitch.

Similarly, ar fan tweeted:

Meanwhile, ar fan praised football, stating that it is 'more than a game' as Reguilon showed it with his humility.

Ar user praised Reguilon by writing that 'football without fans is t entertaining' as 'some things are more important than game itself.' fan added that 'big respect for Reguilon for alerting referee and calling for a defibrillator after a medical emergency in stands at Newcastle.'

Meanwhile, praises from or netizens can be seen below.