Opportunities continued to arrive for the home side after the interval but their possession and dominance failed to be rewarded.
Terry Matterson's side enjoyed the bulk of first-half possession but only held a 13-4 interval lead.
Both teams enjoyed early periods of possession but found it difficult on the greasy Wembley surface.
Celtic were enjoying most of the possession but were failing to create many clear-cut chances.
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Forest had plenty of possession but created little - particularly in a tedious opening half.
Spurs looked comfortable in possession but struggled to supply lone striker Darren Bent with sufficient ammunition.
Bath enjoyed plenty of possession but mistakes cost them dear as they neared the Glasgow try-line.
The Irish province dominated possession but were just 9-0 up at half-time through three Johnny Sexton penalties.
It was the high-point of a 25-minute opening period in which Liverpool dominated possession but created few real goalscoring chances.
In a typically cagey start, Chelsea had more of the possession but Liverpool carved out the clearer opportunities.
Edinburgh started to dominate possession but despite the hosts being camped in the opposing 22, Bath held firm.
In a low-key game, the Gunners enjoyed the majority of the possession but Everton created several goal chances.
But Keil collected possession and showed good pace to burst clear and score and Hodgson again added the extras.
Hyde enjoyed their fair share of possession but they seldom threatened to make the breakthrough they so desperately needed.
We dominated possession but you have to create those chances and take them.
Blues had enjoyed the better of the possession but were mainly having to play with it in their own half.
Villa tried to take the sting out of Stoke by keeping possession but the Potters were relentless in hounding them down.
By now the encounter had developed an intoxicating ebb and flow, Tottenham dominating possession but West Ham looking dangerous on the counter-attack.
In the first half, they had a lot of possession but I think the only chance they created led to their goal.
Throughout the game we dominated possession but the offload or the final pass just didn't go to hand particularly in the first half.
Margate, who gave a debut to on-loan QPR striker Leroy Griffiths, had plenty of possession but could not carve out a clear-cut chance.
After the break the visitors enjoyed some good spells of possession but they lacked the cutting edge to break down the Northampton defence.
Australia dominated territory and possession but it was 3-3 at the break as Scotland fly-half Phil Godman cancelled out a Matt Giteau penalty.
Sunderland tried to muster a response but struggled retain possession before Fulop's error from Ngog's hooked cross allowed a grateful Benayoun to slot home.
The hosts were having plenty of possession but still looked anxious as the visitors pushed for the single goal they required to go through.
But, largely, the second half continued much like the first, with United enjoying the lion's share of possession but encountering a resolute Rovers defence.
But Chelsea dominated possession and showed signs of the unity that many had doubted existed in their dressing room with a disciplined, professional performance.
The Blues were still enjoying most of the possession but it was Leinster who grabbed the breakaway try to silence the passionate Arms Park crowd.
Both teams looked comfortable in possession but seemed a little shy in making the final push at goal until Wolves surged forward on the half-hour.
But their very possession transforms the geopolitical status of the possessor.
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