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.

BBC: Blackpool 3-2 Cardiff

Mikel Arteta's early free-kick and two second-half strikes from Tim Cahill put the Toffees in command.

BBC: Everton 4-0 Crystal Palace

Collison inexplicably escaped a booking, but Fox made the Hammers midfielder pay from the resulting free-kick by curling the sweetest of left-foot strikes beyond Green.

BBC: Daniel Fox

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