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Dykes seals 92-minute equaliser
Queens Park Rangers' Lyndon Dykes during the Lague Cup first round match at Loftus Road, London, August 16, 2023

QPR 1-1 Swansea City
by Layth Yousif
at Loftus Road

 

LYNDON DYKES grabbed a 92nd-minute equaliser to earn a point for battling Queens Park Rangers — and condemn Swansea City to their worst start to a league season for more than three decades.

Gareth Ainsworth’s side dominated the second half before substitute Dykes nodded home the lively Ilias Chair’s stoppage-time cross, to prevent the visitors from South Wales leaving a blustery Loftus Road with all three points on Tuesday evening.

In front of a crowd of 13,367, the Swans lost a lead that they had held since the seventh minute, when Josh Ginnelly squeezed the ball past veteran keeper Asmir Begovic. Bar the stadium sprinkler system inadvertently turning on during the first half, it was the only moment of entertainment during a grim opening 45 minutes.

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