When the home side did get a sight on goal, Barry appeared to hold McCarthy as the two challenged for a header, with the referee waving away Rovers' appeals for a penalty.
The former Manchester United winger then set up Robbie Blake for a header that was only inches off target in the 23rd minute.
Vidic has been a stalwart in United central defence but could be out for the season after falling awkwardly challenging for a header at a corner.
The home side continued to press forward and from a Pedersen corner Santa Cruz peeled away from his marker for a header which came back off the bar.
There was no let up in the drama as Van der Vaart was sent-off for a second yellow card after catching Rosales late as the pair went up for a header.
The game looked to be heading for a stalemate when Elmohamady whipped in another dangerous cross from the right and Richards was adjudged to have held Bent back as he leapt for the header.
The Glens opened the scoring after Hamilton checked inside Ryan Tumilty, created space and crossed for Halliday to cushion his header down for Scullion to score.
On the half hour, Carr ran to the byline on the right and crossed for Christian Benitez whose header would have found the net but for a diving save from the Scotland international, palming on to his own crossbar and over.
O'Hara's corner, two minutes after the break, was met by Dawson's powerful header for the equaliser.
Jermaine Beckford saw a shot blocked as Everton took command, and he soon glanced in a header for the second.
Berg fired wide after the break and PSV keeper Andreas Isaksson saved well from Kyle Bartley's header for the visitors.
Geovanni swept home the Tigers' second goal from Kamil Zayatte's cross but Scott Sinclair's late header for Wigan left Hull hanging on at the end.
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Kevin Kyle should have scored with an 18th-minute header for Hearts when he was left unmarked at a corner, but goalkeeper Fraser Forster saved well at the back post.
O'Hara was buzzing around the White Hart Lane pitch with enthusiasm and energy and he set up Bent for a looping header which was tipped on to the crossbar by Vorel.
The 28-year-old diverted Schwarzer's long kick forward to Riise and the Norwegian stood up an inviting cross which Zamora met with a towering header for his ninth goal of the season.
That all changed on the hour mark when Vennegoor of Hesselink met Marney's corner with a fierce downward header for his first goal since joining the club at the start of September.
Diego's swerving low shot caused Schwarzer problems before the end and Vincenzo Iaquinta should have found the target with a late header for Juve, but that was as close as the game got to another goal.
Luke Steele parried a Darren Pratley header into Ashley Williams for the opener, then Shefki Kuqi glanced in a diving header off Mark Gower's cross.
Roman Bednar's powerful header reinstated West Brom's two-goal cushion before James Hayter's header made for a nerve-wracking finale.
Motherwell continued to probe and Stack had a nervous moment when he fumbled Sutton's header out for a corner.
Mathieu Debuchy posted the warning signals for United with a header that flew narrowly wide after 31 minutes - and six minutes later Lille were ahead.
But the Chiefs have a game in hand, which will come this Saturday when the Devon side head to Birmingham for a 'double header' against Moseley.
Lee Frecklington put a header wide for the Posh who rarely threatened and the Swans were more worried by injuries to midfield duo Bodde and Darren Pratley.
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And Wood was denied by another terrific Kenny save - this time the veteran keeper scrambling across his goal to turn the defender's downward header away for a corner.
There was still time for Caulker's header to force an instinctive save from Ruddy, but Norwich held on to claim a fourth successive win against a fellow promoted side this season.
Goals in each half from Stewart Downing and the fit-again Emile Heskey, both from Marc Albrighton crosses, ensured that Paul Scharner's late header counted for nothing as the impressive visitors pushed the hosts hard at Villa Park.
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He collected the ball on the right, skipped past Sylvinho and hung up a cross for Crouch, whose goal-bound header struck Ireland and gave the simplest of tap-ins for Kranjcar to finish a move he had started.
Gabriel Agbonlahor's glancing header restored parity for little more than a minute before Cahill struck again.
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