Manchester City v Birmingham City, 21 September 2011
| Score | 2-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Kevin Friend |
| Competition | League Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Etihad Stadium |
| Attendance | 25,070 |
View Manchester City v Birmingham City head to head
Goals:
| Owen Hargreaves | 17 |
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| Mario Balotelli | 38 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Costel Pantilimon
Defender
Wayne Bridge
Defender
Aleksandar Kolarov
Defender
Nedum Onuoha
Defender
Stefan Savić
Defender
Pablo Zabaleta
Defender/Midfielder
Kolo Touré
Midfielder
Owen Hargreaves
Midfielder
Abdul Razak
Forward
Mario Balotelli
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
| James Milner for Owen Hargreaves | 57 |
| Karim Rekik for Wayne Bridge | 78 |
| Luca Scapuzzi for Abdul Razak | 86 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stuart Taylor
Defender
Gaël Clichy
Defender
Karim Rekik
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Midfielder
Denis Suárez
Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Luca Scapuzzi
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Colin Doyle
Goalkeeper
Curtis Davies
Defender
Pablo Ibáñez
Defender
Jonathan Spector
Defender
Jean Beausejour
Defender/Midfielder
David Murphy
Defender/Left back
Chris Burke
Midfielder
Keith Fahey
Midfielder
Guirane N'Daw
Midfielder
Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward
Adam Rooney
Forward
Substitutions:
| Morgaro Gomis for Keith Fahey | 67 |
| Nikola Zigić for Adam Rooney | 67 |
| Marlon King for Nathan Redmond | 78 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Boaz Myhill
Defender
Steven Caldwell
Midfielder
Morgaro Gomis
Forward
Akwasi Asante
Forward
Jake Jervis
Forward
Marlon King
Forward
Nikola Zigić