Pablo Zabaleta's cross span off Nicky Shorey and hit Thomas's arm, and this time Tevez stepped up to despatch the ball high to the goalkeeper's right.
But Arsenal settled the nerves of the Emirates crowd when Walcott's cross diverted off the shin of Adebayor into the path of Fabregas, who bundled over as McShane desperately tried to prevent the ball from crossing the goal-line.
Crouch was getting into the danger areas without providing the finishing touch, and he was frustrated again with 15 minutes left as he headed Gareth Bale's cross off the outside of the upright as James scrambled to regain his position.
That should have acted as a warning for Spain, but they were caught on the break again early in the second half and were lucky to escape when Almeida's cross span off Carlos Puyol and looped just beyond the far post.
Against the run of play, the Republic almost grabbed a second goal on 35 minutes when Marios Elia somehow got back to clear off the line after McGeady's cross had looped up off Andreas Constantinou and over keeper Giorgallidis.
Danish goalkeeper Christiansen attempted to punch away McGeady's dangerous cross but the ball rebounded off Keane's back and into the net.
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After a quiet opening, the home side threatened when James Dayton's cross was headed off target by David Silva.
The visitors almost broke the deadlock when Higdon's header from Steven Thomson's cross was cleared off the line by Charlie Mulgrew.
Just three minutes later the visitors' central defender Shaun Murphy headed the third from Michael Brown's cross to kill off the game.
Gael Clichy's cross was headed off target by Nicklas Bendtner, who then failed to get on the end of another dangerous ball from Nasri.
Watford began the second half brightly, and fashioned their best chance of the game when Hameur Bouazza's header off Ashley Young's cross arrowed just left of James Walker's right-hand post.
And slack marking from Preston was punished when Crouch connected with Gareth Bale's cross to volley home off the post for the opener after 14 minutes.
With McCarthy's men still reeling, Arsenal carved out a superb third, when Bacary Sagna's cross was brilliantly laid off by Van Persie for Fabregas to slot home.
After Aiden McGeady's initial shot was bumbled by keeper Igor Akinfeev, Keane's angled cross bounced back off the crossbar and the ball then pin-balled back to McGeady who drove across the face of goal.
The striker's attempt to reach Robinson's left-wing cross put off Moilanen, with the ball eluding the goalkeeper and nestling in the far bottom corner.
Blackburn doubled their lead after 18 minutes, Roberts scrambling home from close range after Brett Emerton's cross rebounded into his path off Ryan Shawcross.
The hosts kept up the pressure and Goodwillie's spinning cross almost caught Cerny off his line, the keeper getting back in time to tip over.
Innocent Emeghara put Siena into a sixth minute lead, turning home Matteo Rubin's cross before Alessandro Rosina polished off another Rubin center to make it 2-0.
And, after Snodgrass hit the crossbar following a fine run and curling shot, his cross was deflected off Bikey's knee and cleared off the Burnley goalline by Carlisle.
Cross St Michan's Church immediately off your list: behind iron doors, a narrow stone staircase descends to its crypt where the ghoulish remains of up to 800-year-old bodies have been preserved by the dry air.
There was one father who started all this a couple weeks ago, came out here and has been airing TV ads saying he disagrees with Cindy Sheehan, and he started the movement and took his son's name off the cross, and just today I'd say at least 10 and possibly more just in the last couple of hours.
Mido came close to grabbing Egypt's second goal, but his header off a cross from Tamer Abdel Hamid went narrowly wide of Gaouaoui's right-hand post.
Lampard brought up Chelsea's seventh with a controlled header from Anelka's bullet cross, while Bent rounded off the goal frenzy at the other end with close-range finish in stoppage time.
It was important for Wigan to capitalise on their period of intense pressure but they were denied by the woodwork once more when Heskey's header from a Koumas cross rebounded off the bar.
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Butcher admitted that Wales midfielder Ledley was afforded too much space to finish off Izaguirre's cross, but he was otherwise delighted with his team's performance and rued a chance that fell to Shane Sutherland.
Stewart Downing's cross caused confusion, and Vidic was lucky to see Heskey's header bounce off his shoulder on to the bar.
Craig Thomson's cross was knocked down by the former Kilmarnock player, but Mrowiec's effort glanced off the top of the bar.
Five minutes from time, after some fantastic ball retention, Carney scored off Alan Quinlan's cross kick and Manning converted.
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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.
Cahill's tiebreaking goal came off a cross by Thierry Henry and gave New York (4-4-2) its second straight win and third in its past four matches.
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