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Blackburn's Carlos Villanueva clipped the bar in the first half before Jason Roberts missed a free header close in.
Tim Howard was fortunate to see the ball drop out for a corner when he dropped Stephen McPhail's deep free-kick close to his own goal.
The visitors were dominating the game and Ayegbeni Yakubu should have added to their lead but the Nigeria striker failed to hit the target with a free header from close range.
The Barnsley loan signing headed home Adam Chapman's inviting free-kick from close range.
Blackburn were limited to few chances and a Pedersen header and a Bentley free-kick was close as they came.
But when Manchester City man Milner was fouled by France's Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, Lescott exacted swift punishment by heading home Gerrard's free-kick from close range.
Laurent Blanc's side are unbeaten in the competition this season and look genuine contenders to win the trophy after Michael Ciani nodded home Yoann's Gourcouff's free-kick from close range on the stroke of half time.
They spent the beginning of the second period encamped in Everton's half and two Drogba free-kicks came close to breaking the deadlock - the first picked up well by Howard, the second headed wide by Lampard.
Ki Sung-yueng's free-kick from close to the right corner flag was inadvertently flicked on by Kostantinos Katsouranis at the near post into the path of onrushing centre-back Lee Jung-soo, who smartly adjusted his body position before volleying in from close range with goalkeeper Alexandros Tzoras nowhere in sight.
Soon after Edison Mendez went close with a free-kick as the game really warmed up.
Nugent and then Robinson, with another trademark free-kick, went close as Swansea poured forward in search of an equaliser.
Notes: Woodson had little to say about a report that the Knicks were close to adding free agent F James Singleton.
Toni Kroos went close with a free-kick before the talented midfielder equalized for Leverkusen with a superb striker in the 75th minute.
Hateley came reasonably close with two free-kicks and his interception and through-ball set up Sutton, but the striker took too long to shoot.
Notes: Knicks coach Mike Woodson had little to say about a report that the Knicks were close to adding free agent F James Singleton.
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Scholes and Smith were keen to shoot on sight, and Gabriel Heinze went close with a free-kick as Sir Alex Ferguson's men attempted to improve their advantage.
As the first half came to close, a free kick from Whittaker found Madjid Bougherra beyond the back post but the big defender headed over from a tight angle.
The Portuguese winger had already gone close with a free-kick, and after four minutes his rocket header from a Giggs corner was brilliantly saved by the left arm of Julio Cesar.
Bastian Schweinsteiger nearly added a second for Bayern with a free kick which went perilously close, but they were punished as Matip brought Schalke level on 42 minutes, heading home Lukas Schmitz's free-kick.
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Michael Chopra and Joe Ledley twice put Cardiff ahead with crisp strikes but a Charlie Adam free-kick and a close-range finish from Gary Taylor-Fletcher drew the Lancashire side level on each occasion - before Brett Ormerod struck the winner shortly before the interval with a low strike.
Robbie Matthews also went close for Kidderminster but his direct free-kick was well saved by Luton keeper Mark Tyler and he headed wide from close range late on.
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The away fans had relatively little to encourage them during a low-key opening to the tie, although Stefan Hoffmann went close with a curling free-kick.
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But it was Germany who created the best opening of the half as Gomez sent a free header past the post from close range on 34 minutes.
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