"And now the Wigan captain is down again. This time, it looks more serious. You can see Dawson on the sideline — he's already turning to his bench."
The home fans erupted again.
Booing.
Pointing at invisible watches.
Waving for cards, the atmosphere, and being a bit impatient all in all.
Leo leaned back slightly, heart racing.
Things were edging closer.
.....
Loftus Road — 63'
The change came quickly after the second collapse.
Darikwa sat down again, this time with a slow shake of the head.
He didn't call for the physios. Didn't need to.
Everyone already knew.
Dawson's jaw tightened.
A second later, his arm was up, waving.
"Chris! Fletch!" he barked.
Sze and Fletcher, now in their jerseys jogged toward the fourth official as the board went up.
QPR fans groaned, accusing time-wasting while the away fans clapped louder to drown it out.
The match restarted.
QPR came again — nothing clean, but forceful.
Angled crosses.
Set pieces curling into dangerous zones.
