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• The one-minute delay: All 72 EFL clubs are delaying kick-offs by 60 seconds this weekend. This symbolic pause highlights that when someone suffers a cardiac arrest, every single minute is a critical window for life-saving action.

• League Two opener: While the campaign officially began with Accrington Stanley vs Salford City on Thursday night, the Saturday action features two early 12:31 pm starts at Crawley Town and Swindon Town.

• A powerful partnership: This is the centrepiece of the "Every Minute Matters" campaign, a collaboration between Sky Bet and the British Heart Foundation, aiming to revolutionise how the public responds to heart emergencies.

• Heart Month: Timing the initiative with February's "Heart Month" ensures cardiovascular health stays at the forefront of the public's mind.

• Training targets: The goal is for 500,000 people to start learning CPR by the end of February. Over 450,000 have already begun their training since the May 2024 launch.

• Accessible learning: Fans are encouraged to use "RevivR," the BHF's free online tool that teaches CPR in just 15 minutes using a smartphone.

• Tom Lockyer's role: Fronted by the player who survived an on-pitch cardiac arrest, the campaign serves as a reminder that rapid intervention is the reason he is here today.

• Survival statistics: With 40,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the UK annually, survival chances drop by up to 10% for every minute without CPR or defibrillation.

Early Kick-offs (12:31 pm)

• Crawley Town vs Crewe Alexandra

• Swindon Town vs Oldham Athletic

Main Kick-offs (3:01 pm)

• Bristol Rovers vs Chesterfield

• Cheltenham Town vs Milton Keynes Dons

• Colchester United vs Shrewsbury Town

• Fleetwood Town vs Bromley

• Gillingham vs Tranmere Rovers

• Harrogate Town vs Cambridge United

• Newport County vs Grimsby Town

• Notts County vs Barrow

• Walsall vs Barnet