And in first-half injury time Clarets substitute Gudjonsson almost connected with a Steven Thompson header back across the face of goal.
Sol Bamba put his keeper under pressure with a poor header back towards goal, but the Hibernian number one managed to smother the danger before Sheridan could pounce.
But they were stunned into silence on 23 minutes when Billy Sharp curled in a deep cross from the right which Quinn met with a firm header back across Richard Wright and into the net.
Toffees centre-back Sylvain Distin could only loop a clearing header back towards his own goal to let in Cameron Jerome but the Blues striker controlled on his thigh only to half-volley wide from just inside the area.
They eventually went in front when El Hadji Diouf swung in a cross from the left which was flicked on by Nikola Kalinic and Adam, positioned by the far post, tried to cushion a header back to Gilks and watched agonisingly as it rolled over the line.
Blackburn snatched the win when Ooijer turned home from on the line after Ryan Nelsen's header came back off the post.
Elder came on as a second-half sub in the reserve game against Macclesfield, and was denied a goal when his header came back off the bar.
The Tykes should have forced a leveller just before the break when Rangers keeper Paddy Kenny spilled a routine catch but Shackell's header came back off the post.
Foster also denied Drogba from a deflected free-kick and then last season's Premier League top scorer saw his sensational header crash back off the corner of post and bar and to safety.
Instead, Ferguson summoned Darron Gibson with the Old Trafford side in firm control against a West Brom side who almost found themselves further behind when a Vidic header came back off the post.
That save proved as crucial as the second-half introduction of Frederic Piquionne, whose presence in attack further unsettled West Brom, who breathed again after the French striker's header crashed back off the bar.
Striker Junior Hoilett opened the scoring with a 58th-minute volley to record his third goal in two games before a late Yakubu header sealed back-to-back wins for Rovers, who moved six points clear of the drop zone.
Soon after half-time it was all over as a lightning-quick Croatia break led to Mandzukic's header coming back off the post, hitting Given on the back of his head and -- unfortunately for the Ireland goalkeeper -- rolling into the net, though the Wolfsburg forward was given the goal.
Sprinting from the midfield, Lloyd connected on a dead-aim header into the back of the net.
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Fletcher just failed to connect fully with a Hanlon cross and Nish was left with an easy header at the back post.
Rangers appeared happy to see out the game until Ferguson pounced on a slack back header by Ross Tokely in the dying seconds.
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Within seconds of his arrival on the pitch, debutant Duff crossed to fellow substitute Erik Nevland and his back header was buried by Zamora.
Diouf latched on to Sami Hyypia's weak back header early on, but Jamie Carragher managed to avert the danger just in the nick of time.
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.
Scholes, who came out of retirement this season at the age of 37, opened the scoring in the seventh mimute with a close-range header at the back post.
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Semih justified his second-half introduction when he rose highest to meet Nihat's superb inswinging cross from the left flank, and Benaglio could only palm the powerful header into the back of the net.
Rangers responded with Shota Arveladze slashing a shot wide from edge of the penalty area and Ronald de Boer made a mess of a header at the back post from a Neil McCann delivery.
Friedel, starting his first cup tie of the season in place of his usual understudy Brad Guzan, could not reach Ambrose's corner and the Austrian midfielder rose to plant his header in the back of the net.
Gillespie blasted over with five minutes left and Colin Nixon then volleyed a glorious chance wide after a misdirected Garrett back-header.
Hooper was not to be denied though, and, shortly after, he peeled off Diamond and flashed a back post header past Langfield.
The Blues had an early scare as William Murphy's misdirected back-header put Scannell in the clear but the Reds striker failed to get full purchase on his shot.
Just before the break, McEwan produced a top class save to stop Boyd's looping back-post header.
Lobi were two goals behind when Ladi Gasper pulled a goal back with a header.
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Marek Saganowski pulled one back with a header but Northern Ireland held on.
Bottom-of-the-league Hamilton's woes continued when Rooney added his second with a fine back-post header from close range on the hour.
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