The Premier League has funded the provision of more than 2,000 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at lower-league and grassroots football clubs and facilities that didn’t previously have easily accessible devices on site.

Working in partnership with the Football Foundation and The FA, the AEDs are available to an estimated 1.5 million people per season, and have been used in life-threatening medical emergencies.

Dave Orton suffered a cardiac arrest in October 2024 while playing walking football at Saffron Dynamo. His teammates swiftly attached a nearby Premier League-funded defibrillator, which Dave said “was a life-saver”.

“I owe my life to the defibrillator and to my friends,” he added. “Many more lives will be saved because of the Premier League’s investment.”