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The home side were trailing 2-0 after Noah Okafor's first-half double when the Argentine tried to stop the Leeds attacker by holding his hair in an off-the-ball incident, after being caught in the face himself.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The Seagulls were trailing to Bukayo Saka's ninth-minute goal when they pushed forward in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

So far, there have been three games won by teams that were trailing with two minutes left and four decided by four points or fewer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The Rams were trailing 23-20 when Stafford drove them to the three-yard line with just more than one minute left in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

Both of Olga “Lelya” Sholokhova’s engines were trailing smoke.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein