From Paul Anderson's cross Blackstock headed against the bar and Nathan Tyson volleyed the follow-up over.
Bordeaux captain Alou Diarra hammered a volley against the bar before Marouane Chamakh bundled home from six yards.
And Brabec went even closer, heading against the bar from six yards after rising unmarked in the box.
But Villa had numerous chances to get a second-half winner with John Carew heading against the bar late on.
Jose Antonio Reyes volleyed against the bar early on, before Thierry Henry pounced on a deflection and fired home.
Yakubu smashed a shot against the bar and as Downing collected the rebound, he was bundled over in the box.
Boyd did carve out an opening, scuffing an effort against the bar after a link-up between Paul Hartley and Miller.
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Sunderland should have re-taken the lead shortly after, but Julio Arca's cross was headed against the bar by Carl Robinson.
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Rankin's shot against the bar and Joel Porter's lob wide were the only other incidents of note in the first half.
As half-time approached, Sutton was inches away from opening the scoring when he headed Keith Lasley's lofted cross against the bar.
Brunt was denied by the woodwork just minutes after the restart when he blistering strike from 30 yards smashed against the bar.
Jones, who proved a constant threat to the Rovers defence, headed against the bar but was not to be denied for long.
Berbatov also hit the post with a drive and Anderson crashed a shot against the bar as United created chances at will.
And the warning signs were there for Arsenal's equaliser when Toure headed against the bar via a Blackburn deflection from Fabregas' corner.
The pair combined to create Bayern's best chance of the first half when Ribery headed his team-mate's dinked cross against the bar.
Robin van Persie nodded against the bar before a horrendous mix-up between Manuel Almunia and Sebastien Squillaci gave Peter Odemwingie a simple finish.
Basle continued to fight for their lives and Frei drilled a shot against the bar before Streller angled Valentin Stocker's corner past Schwarzer.
David Robertson then fed Daly and he in turn threaded a through ball to Goodwillie, who smashed a thunderous drive against the bar.
Although the Blues were much the better side in the first half, Cole's volley against the bar aside, they created few clear-cut chances.
Nuneaton-born Whittingham coolly converted, but there was still time for David Bell to head against the bar as Coventry pressed for a last-gasp equaliser.
Apart from the penalty, the first half was largely incident-free, save for Rankin's shot against the bar and Porter's one serious threat for Hartlepool.
Albion's Jonas Olsson headed against the bar after Borja Valero's shot had been saved before Kamil Zayatte headed wide when unmarked as Hull fought back.
Martin Olsson fired against the bar for Rovers but, even after Villa had Nathan Baker sent off for a wild tackle, Blackburn rarely threatened a comeback.
The pattern continued after the break, with Wright-Phillips coming close to adding a fourth after 52 minutes, turning Drogba's pass against the bar with Hirschfeld beaten.
Just before the hour, the Bluebirds came close to taking the lead for the first time when McCormack sent a curling 25-yard free-kick crashing against the bar.
On the back of a swift four-man move, Torres curled the ball into Maxi eight yards out, but the Argentine could only crash his shot against the bar.
Anderson then cracked a drive against the bar, Rooney failed to properly connect with a shot from inside the box and Berbatov slammed an effort into the side netting.
West Brom's early dominance was almost rewarded when Olsson headed against the bar after Valero's shot was well saved by Boaz Myhill, and Roman Bednar almost squeezed in the second rebound.
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Substitute Christian Eriksen fired narrowly over and Soren Larson volleyed against the bar before Danish pressure finally yielded a penalty in the 82nd minute when Daniel Agger was bundled over by Hasebe.
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