The former Arsenal and Birmingham winger was returning from a holiday in Mabella with Charlton defender Jonathan Fortune and Dagenham midfielder Paolo Vernazza when he appeared to lose consciousness while in an aisle on an easyJet aircraft.

He was then revived after he received treatment from concerned stewardesses and blames a 24-hour boozing binge for his problem.

Pennant got out of his seat after the seatbelt signs went out and went to the toilet, he was walking down the aisle on his way back and collapsed head first on to the floor. When he came round his pals and the flight attendants were saying he was seriously dehydrated.

Fortune was quizzed about why Pennant had collapsed and he said they hadn’t been to bed. Pennant was sweating and had to be given an oxygen mask by the stewardesses.