Crouch was getting into the danger areas without providing the finishing touch, and he was frustrated again with 15 minutes left as he headed Gareth Bale's cross off the outside of the upright as James scrambled to regain his position.

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Sluggish Wales were shocked into life and had a penalty claim shrugged off after Gareth Bale had surged into the box only to be stopped, he felt, unfairly - but referee Aleksandar Stavrev disagreed.

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And slack marking from Preston was punished when Crouch connected with Gareth Bale's cross to volley home off the post for the opener after 14 minutes.

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Easter finally got the ball in the net after a by-now trademark run and cross from Bale, but the short-range effort cannoned in off his hand and was disallowed.

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Redknapp replaced Rafael van der Vaart with Roman Pavlyuchenko and the Russian was twice thwarted by Green before the England goalkeeper pulled off a world-class save to push Bale's set-piece on to the bar.

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At the other end De Dea saved superbly from point blank range as Dempsey charged through the middle of United's defence while Bale again went close with another shot that took a nick off Ferdinand.

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But Williams, who is hoping to shrug off an ankle injury, says that can let Welsh Player of the Year Bale in.

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Tottenham almost drew level before halftime but winger Gareth Bale's powerful shot was well saved by David De Gea, after it had taken a slight deflection off defender Rio Ferdinand.

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