The fourth official's board went up, after the corner, with three Middlesbrough players on the touchline and one for Wigan as the noise inside the DW Stadium shifted from restless to razor-edged.
"Right then," the commentator began, voice dipping as the camera panned to the touchline.
"Here come the changes. Middlesbrough bringing on two defenders, looks like Marc Bola and Dael Fry, and they're also sending on Rodrigo Muniz, the Brazilian forward with pace to burn. You know what that means… it's that time of the game."
The co-commentator chuckled lightly.
"Yep, shut up shop, hit on the counter when the opponents are growing threatening, but you do not want to hand over the rest of the keys to them. Classic endgame tactic. You can feel it, Borough are going to sit back and try to see this out or steal another goal late."
As the changes settled, the rhythm of the match sharpened into chaos.
