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   It appeared the Rangers players had responded to their manager's pre-match pledge that only victory would do against their relegation rivals as they made a bright start.QPR keeper Julio Cesar, who had injured his elbow in the warm-up, might have expected an onslaught but some determined defending meant he only had to face shots from distance.Wigan, looking a shadow of the side who had won their previous three matches, barely deserved the draw, but it means they are only in the relegation zone on goal difference, behind Sunderland.Junior Hoilett knocked down an Andros Townsend cross for Remy, who had time to shape himself on the edge of the box and fire in a dipping first-time shot that cannoned back off the post.Callum McManaman curled one effort over and drilled another narrowly wide and, when the visitors did find the target, Cesar scrambled to his left to keep out a skidding James McCarthy effort.While Rangers were direct, the Latics were patient, but they did not look much of a threat until Zamora's untimely exit after 20 minutes.Mbia surged forward after an over-elaborate set-piece was blocked and almost reached the edge of the Wigan area before finding Remy to his right, for the Frenchman to sidefoot an unstoppable first-time shot past Wigan keeper Joel Robles.Zamora, who was late and high when he clattered his boot into Gomez's head from a Wigan throw, disputed the decision, which came after referee Phil Dowd had a lengthy discussion with his assistant Scott Ledger, but TV replays showed the officials had little option but to dismiss him.