The midfielder was back in the starting side after missing out midweek and he made an immediate impact.

Carle took advantage of his first chance and was on the scoresheet after three minutes. Just after half an hour, Carle was involved again as Palace extended their lead.

He slid the ball through to Darren Ambrose who slotted through the goalkeeper's legs to make it 2-0.

But Blackpool worked their way back into the game as Carle made way on 82 minutes with Palace dropping into the Championship relegation zone.

In the top flight, Tim Cahill was cautioned in Everton's 2-0 home win against Bolton.

He made way in the 62nd minute, with goals from Mikel Arteta and Steven Pienaar sending Everton to eighth.

Meanwhile, Richard Garcia's Hull City moved deeper into relegation with a 3-2 loss at Portsmouth.

The Australian replaced the injured Andy Dawson with 20 minutes to play and provided the assist for Caleb Forlan to make the lead 2-1.

But late goals from Jamie O'Hara and Nwankwo Kanu leaves the Tigers three points from safety.

In the Championship, it was a surprising Aussie who stood out in Middlesbrough's 1-1 draw with Reading.

Shotstopper Brad Jones produced a number of important saves with Adam Federici doing a decent job at the other end.

Striker Scott McDonald came off in the 74th minute while Rhys Williams missed the game through suspension. Boro remain 10th while Reading move to 13th.

In Italy, Mark Bresciano was absent in Palermo's 1-1 draw with Inter Milan.

In Serie B, Carl Valeri was an unused substitute in Sassuolo's 2-2 draw at Grosseto.

In Scotland's Premier League, James Wesolowski played 80 minutes and picked up a yellow card in Hamilton's 2-2 draw with Falkirk.

In Turkey's Super Lig, both Bruce Djite and Mile Jedinak were absent as Diyarbakispor defeated Antalyaspor 1-0.

It was ruled earlier in the week that Djite's team would remain in the top flight despite two games being abandoned due to crowd misbehaviour this season.

In the Eredivisie, David Carney was absent as FC Twente scored a 1-1 draw at PSV Eindhoven.

In J-League action last night, Eddy Bosnar scored the winner for Shimzu S-Pulse in a 1-0 win over Vissel Kobe.

The defender came on just after half time and got himself on the scoresheet in the 82nd minute.

In Croatia, Josip Skoko was substituted just after half time as Hajduk Split fell 2-1 at NK Lokomotiva.

In England's League One, Dean Heffernan put in a full shift as Huddersfield Town beat Leyton Orient 2-0 to move within two points of a promotion play off chance.

In League Two, Dean Bouzanis was in goals as Accrington lost 4-2 at home to Rochdale.

Aldershot's Oliver Bozanic scored his third goal of the season as they won 2-0 at home to Shrewsbury. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff missed through suspension for the away side.

Chris Herd did not play in Lincoln City's 3-2 win over Torquay and Aaron Downes was not present in Chesterfield's 2-2 draw at Burton Albion.

In Scotland's First Division, Simon Storey put in a full shift as Airdrie United beat FC Dundee 3-0.

Ryan McGowan did the same in Ayr United's 3-0 win over Queen of the South.

Meanwhile, Erik Paartalu came on in the 68th minute as Greenock Morton beat Partick Thistle 1-0.