They should have taken the lead with the first real attempt on goal just before the half-hour mark when Troy Brown's header from Leadbitter's cross was excellently tipped over the bar by Forest keeper Lee Camp.
Cole's dismissal had come shortly after a Glen Johnson shot had been tipped over the bar by Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia and an Ngog header from a Gerrard corner had been cleared off the line by Gael Clichy.
Ledley King marked his first England appearance for three years by heading them into an early lead and Peter Crouch kept up his outstanding international scoring record by scrambling home for his 21st goal in 38 appearances before the interval after Wayne Rooney saw his header turned on to the bar by Mexico keeper Oscar Perez.
Steven Fletcher flicked on Jensen's long clearance and Paterson - who had earlier troubled the Pompey backline with a jinking run and shot that James saved - fired a brilliant lob over the keeper and under the bar.
Despite Young dancing his way through the box and blazing over keeper Sullivan - and the bar - in the opening exchanges, Doncaster more than matched their Premier League counterparts for large portions of the match.
He could have netted his hat-trick just before half-time but the Falkirk keeper pushed his drive over the bar.
As half-time approached, Peter McDonald looped a header towards Celtic keeper Fraser Forster that cleared the bar, then a Grainger corner failed to test the visitors' defence.
The determined Tuncay tested Taylor with a swerving shot from 25 yards that the keeper was happy to tip over the bar.
He came closest when he ran on to Joe Cole's dummy and produced an exquisite chip which the backtracking keeper Heurelho Gomes fantastically tipped over the bar.
Everton started superbly, with the influential Coleman sending over a dangerous early cross that home keeper Joe Murphy had to push over the bar.
With 20 minutes played, Scott Brown fired over the bar after a Naylor corner was cleared, then Celtic keeper Zaluska made a double save from a Riordan free-kick sent in from the edge of the area.
Motherwell keeper John Ruddy deflected a Samaras shot off the bar after the Greece international struck from close range.
The big Rangers striker was denied by Jakup Mikkelsen four times in the opening 20 minutes and came closest when the keeper tipped his 20-yard strike over the bar.
Bullard could have sealed it when he found himself with just the keeper to beat only to thrash his shot over the bar.
Cadete almost snatched all three points in the dying minutes, but the Villa keeper did just enough to tip his shot over the bar.
City could have been further ahead at the break, and would have been but for Baggies keeper Boaz Myhill tipping a Kolarov thunderbolt on to the bar and also denying Silva when he was clean through.
The home side were well on top in the early stages, with Trundle heading straight at the keeper and Nick Carle seeing a dangerous effort deflected over the bar.
Moments later, a low drive from Jim Goodwin was easily gathered by Saints keeper Graeme Smith, then Collin Samuel fired over the Accies bar from just outside the six-yard box at the other end.
De Goey was forced to tip a goal-bound cross from Michael Reiziger and the Dutch keeper was relieved to see a header from Kluivert rebound off the bar.
Mexico keeper Perez did superbly to turn Rooney's header onto the bar when he met another Gerrard cross, but Crouch was able to use his height to bundle the rebound over the line.
And Wigan boss Paul Jewell's heart will have been in his mouth as Angel's shot bounced just in front of Filan and the keeper was fortunate to see it hit his hands and loop just over the bar.
The Liverpool keeper was then called into action once more, tipping Vaughan's effort over the bar after the wily midfielder created space in the box.
His opposite number Sergey Narubin was the busier and the Perm keeper pushed a decent shot from Johnson away before Dempsey's follow-up was cleared over the bar.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a header saved and hit the bar with a second-half screamer, while Carlos Tevez saw a close-range effort brilliantly stopped by Gunners keeper Manuel Almunia.
It would have been more comfortable for Forest had Guy Moussi not shot straight at keeper Marton Fulop after being put through on goal in the first half, while McGoldrick inadvertantly hit the bar when he punted a drop ball back to Ipswich after play had been held up because of an injury to a home player.
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