West Ham United v Birmingham City, 11 January 2011
| Score | 2-1 to West Ham United |
| Referee | Phil Dowd |
| Competition | League Cup Semi-final 1st leg |
| Venue | Upton Park |
| Attendance | 34,754 |
View West Ham United v Birmingham City head to head
Goals:
| Mark Noble | 13 |
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| Carlton Cole | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rob Green
Defender
Winston Reid
Defender
Jonathan Spector
Defender
James Tomkins
Defender
Matthew Upson
Defender/Midfielder
Julien Faubert
Midfielder
Mark Noble
Midfielder
Victor Obinna
Midfielder
Scott Parker
Midfielder/Forward
Freddie Sears
Forward
Frederic Piquionne
Substitutions:
| Carlton Cole for Frederic Piquionne | 73 |
| Zavon Hines for Freddie Sears | 74 |
| Radoslav Kováč for Mark Noble | 90 |
Cards:
| Victor Obinna | 59 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ruud Boffin
Defender
Radoslav Kováč
Defender
Jordan Spence
Midfielder/Forward
Luis Boa Morte
Midfielder/Forward
Zavon Hines
Forward
Carlton Cole
Forward
Frank Nouble
Goals:
| Liam Ridgewell | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
Ben Foster
Goalkeeper
Stephen Carr
Defender
Scott Dann
Defender
Roger Johnson
Defender/Centre back
Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Defender/Midfielder
Liam Ridgewell
Defender/Midfielder
Keith Fahey
Midfielder
Barry Ferguson
Midfielder
Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder
Cameron Jerome
Forward
Substitutions:
| David Murphy for Scott Dann | 46 |
| Jean Beausejour for Aleksandr Hleb | 83 |
| Nikola Zigić for Seb Larsson | 87 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Maik Taylor
Defender
Martin Jiránek
Defender/Midfielder
Jean Beausejour
Defender/Left back
David Murphy
Midfielder
Jordon Mutch
Forward
Matt Derbyshire
Forward
Nikola Zigić