Soon afterwards, United boss Alex Ferguson was seen remonstrating with his Chelsea counterpart, but his anger turned to joy when his second half substitute Javier Hernandez reacted quickly to turn home a Rafael cross shot.
He denied Shaun Murray with a super diving save and kept out Murphy's cross-shot with 11 minutes left.
Swansea could even have taken the lead moments later but Pratley was flagged off-side as he forced home Sinclair's cross-shot.
The Latics took until the 87th minute to respond when Myhill spilled Jordi Gomez's cross-shot and Sinclair reacted quickly to nod home the rebound.
Plymouth replied with Jamie Mackie shooting wide when well-placed but still Wolves pressed forward and Keogh could not quite reach a cross-shot from Kightly.
After struggling to respond, the home side improved after the break and Emile Heskey levelled with a cross-shot within seconds of coming off the bench.
Alves saw his cross-shot saved by Duke but the Hull keeper could only put it into the path of Tuncay, who gratefully found the net.
Visiting left-back Davit Chighladze's cross-shot flew inches wide of the far post, before striker Otavio Augusto Braga forced a diving save from Rhyl goalkeeper Paul Whitfield.
Torquay's 10 men poured forward and Stevens went close with a cross-shot before the game took another twist when Howell also saw red following a melee.
This change had an immediate impact as Xabi Alonso found Kuyt out on the right and his drilled cross-shot just evaded Babel at the back post.
Willian's cross-shot forced Victor Valdes to smartly tip over and then Douglas Costa sent Adriano clean through, the 23-year-old wastefully toe-poking his golden opportunity wide from 12 yards.
Bentley missed chances to complete his hat-trick before Bennett sent the home side in 3-2 up at the break when his cross-shot found the roof of the net.
But it will again be his errant handling that will be scrutinised after a cross-shot from Davies, which flicked off Jonathan Woodgate's head, somehow squeezed through the keeper's hands.
The goalkeeper had to make his first save in the sixth minute, diving quickly to push the ball away as Gareth Barry's cross-shot was poked toward the goal by Toure.
Wise did give his side a glimmer of hope in first-half stoppage time when he got on the end of Livermore's driven cross-shot and lifted the ball over Szucs from close range.
Owen had been a peripheral figure for most of the match, and he was frustrated with eight minutes left as Charles N'Zogbia broke into the area, but his cross-shot evaded the stretching England striker.
And it was the in-form 6ft 3in striker who returned the favour for Chopra to put Cardiff two goals up, firing a low cross-shot across goal which left the former Sunderland marksman with a simple tap-in.
Liverpool were level minutes later, Fowler clipping home his 31st League Cup goal behind his legs from Luis Garcia's cross-shot, but Arsenal's youthful pace and endeavour continued to cause the Reds all sorts of problems and the outcome was beyond doubt before half time.
But he was not the only guilty one as first Diop skewed his shot wide from six yards after a Benjani cross and then Taylor shot straight at Friedel.
Sidebottom, along with Tim Bresnan and Broad, persisted in bowling short, testing the cross-batted shot-making of Pakistan's openers.
McCarthy had a chance to put Hamilton in front in the opening minutes when he met Lucas Akins' cross with a shot which went off target.
Paul Hanlon was allowed space in the Hearts box and headed wide from Liam Miller's cross when a shot may have caused the visitors more problems.
Beckford headed wide for the visitors from a Bradley Johnson cross and Freedman shot wide as the Leeds strikeforce looked to take advantage of their side's dominance.
Douala had pace to burn and should have done better when he got behind the Wigan defence but with team-mates pleading for a cross, his shot from a narrow angle was easily handled by Kirkland.
Striker Iain Hume also clipped the crossbar during the match with a cross-come-shot.
But Berger said a great evocative shot can cross a personal boundary.
Play was now raging from end to end and Ivan Sproule's low cross-come-shot flashed across the face of Hearts' goal.
Healy sealed the win when he latched on to a Jones cross and slotted his shot under Potters keeper Thomas Sorenson.
An unmarked Pablo Barrera nodded inexplicably wide from close range after being picked out by a Luis Boa Morte cross before another Nouble shot struck Noble and spun narrowly wide.
Some may even relish the fate of the original Damian, a third century saint who was hung on a cross, stoned and shot by arrows and finally suffered execution by beheading.
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