Back came Reading, though, and Lucas had to make a super stop to tip round a Hughes header from six yards out.

BBC: Preston 1-0 Reading

Rovers briefly rallied and Pires had to hack a Kalinic shot off the line while Friedel pushed a Chris Samba header round his post.

BBC: Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn

Chelsea stopper Cech reacted quickly to push David Rozehnal's wayward header round the post but the Czechs broke quickly from the resulting corner, only for Libor Sionko to hit a weak shot which was easily saved by Taylor.

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Kyle met it with a solid header that Ma-Kalambay turned round the right-hand post.

BBC: Mark Burchill celebrates his goal

Portugal offered stiff opposition in round one of group (of death play) before a header with less than 20 minutes remaining from Mario Gomez decided the game.

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But with a penalty shootout looming Andrea Ranocchia's header crushed Bologna and sent Inter through to the next round.

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He kept out a shot and a header from Steve Kerrigan before tipping Gary Fitzpatrick's effort round the post as Telford pressed hard for a breakthrough goal.

BBC: Margate 1-1 Telford

The Eagles were on the verge of an unlikely fifth-round victory when Petrov plunged to meet Stewart Downing's corner with a diving header to hand Martin O'Neill's side an 87th-minute equaliser.

BBC: Crystal Palace 2-2 Aston Villa

Within seconds, Llorente met a Sergio Ramos cross with a diving header that flew straight at Eduardo, who was relieved when Villa bent a shot round his post from the outside of the box soon afterwards.

BBC: Spain 1-0 Portugal

Shittu, whose only other goal this season came in the fourth-round win over Aston Villa, converted Chris Taylor's 43rd-minute corner kick with a thumping header.

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