Crystal Palace manager Ian Holloway has been charged by the Football Association in relation to his conduct after the Barclays Premier League match against Tottenham on Sunday.

Roberto Soldado, Paulinho and Nacer Chadli all made their debuts, but there was no place in the squad for Gareth Bale as Tottenham began their Barclays Premier League campaign at Crystal Palace.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is relieved that the buyout clause in Marouane Fellaini’s contract expired at the end of July.

Hull failed to seal automatic promotion to the Barclays Premier League after they were beaten 2-0 by Barnsley, who climbed out of the npower Championship relegation zone as a result of the win.

Cardiff’s lead at the top of the npower Championship was cut to five points by Hull after the Bluebirds were beaten 2-0 by Brighton.

Ian Holloway could hardly have wished for a better start to his new job as Crystal Palace boss as a Glenn Murray hat-trick helped the Eagles soar to the top of the npower Championship with a 5-0 thrashing of Ipswich.

Blackpool 1 West Ham 2

Blackpool sealed a showdown with West Ham in the npower Championship play-off final after an absorbing semi-final second leg with Birmingham at St Andrew’s last night.

Birmingham 2 Blackpool 2 (Blackpool win 3-2 on aggregate)

Curtis Davies’ unfortunate own goal gave Blackpool a slender advantage over Birmingham in the first leg of their npower Championship play-off semi-final last night.

Blackpool 1 Birmingham 0

Reading boss Brian McDermott paid tribute to the impact made by substitute Adam Le Fondre, who fired both late goals in a gritty 2-0 win over 10-man Leeds as the Royals went top of the npower Championship.

Southampton boss Nigel Adkins chose to see his side’s 3-0 weekend defeat at Blackpool as a mere blip as they continue their hunt for promotion.

Swansea 1 Tottenham 1

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers must decide whether to bring winger Scott Sinclair back into his starting line-up for the visit of Premier League champions Manchester United.

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers is boosted by the return of Kemy Agustien for their Barclays Premier League trip to Anfield.

Norwich 3 Swansea 1

Chelsea 4 Swansea 1

Swansea 0 Wigan 0

Manchester City 4 Swansea 0

Reading boss Brian McDermott is facing up to losing some of his top players following yesterday’s 4-2 defeat by Swansea in the npower Championship play-off final.

BRENDAN RODGERS believes the gods were with his Swansea City after the Swans sealed their place in the Premier League following a 4-2 win over Reading at Wembley yesterday.

Reading 2 Swansea 4

STEPHEN DOBBIE scored one and set up another as Swansea survived a late Nottingham Forest fightback to book their place in the npower Championship play-off final at Wembley.

Swansea 3 Nottingham Forest 1 (agg 3-1)

Swansea 4 Ipswich 1

Wigan 2 Swansea 0

BLACKPOOL stand on the brink of a return to the top flight for the first time since 1971 after a DJ Campbell hat-trick helped sink Nottingham Forest in a Championship play-off semi-final that swung one way then the other at the City Ground.

Blackpool 2 Nottingham Forest 1

NEWCASTLE celebrated their promotion back to the Barclays Premier League with a 2-1 win at home to Sheffield United last night.

Gabriel Tamas fired home four minutes from time to snatch a hard-earned point at the Madejski Stadium and nudge West Bromwich Albion closer to a quick return to the Barclays Premier League.

Simon Cox’s second-half volley was enough to keep West Brom in the Coca-Cola Championship automatic promotion places with a 1-0 win at Plymouth.

Queen of the South 4 Aberdeen 3

Hibernian 0 Celtic 4

Hibernian 2 Celtic 1

An 85th-minute mistake by Colin Murdock let Scott Booth score to give the Dons only their second home win of the season.