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By Ian Toal, Millwall Supporters' Club.

It might seem strange to say it, but Saturday's 6-0 hiding at home by Birmingham City might be the turning point of our season.

If you weren't at the game you missed the team's gutsy, passionate performance which earned them a rousing reception at the end of the game.

Avram Grant was left to reflect on a host of missed chances that condemned West Ham to defeat in the Carling Cup semi-final.

Despite taking a first half lead through Carlton Cole's stunning long-range strike, the Irons were outplayed by a committed Birmingham side, who won the tie in extra time.

West Ham head to St Andrews this evening looking to secure a place in their first Wembley cup final for 30 years.

New signing Gary O'Neil goes straight into the matchday squad but Avram Grant will have to do without two strikers for the Carling Cup semi-final second leg clash.

West Ham will take a slender advantage into the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final against Birmingham thanks to a huge blunder by Blues keeper Ben Foster.

He allowed Carlton Cole's weak 78th minute shot to slip through his grasp to give the Irons a 2-1 win in an entertaining and incident packed game at Upton Park.

Which West Ham will turn up for tonight's Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Birmingham?

Will it be the entertainers who swept aside Manchester United in the last round, or will it be the no-hopers ruthlessly exposed in at Newcastle last week. Irons fans will be praying it's the former as the club enters its biggest game in this competition since 1990.

West Ham's reward for thrashing Manchester United on Tuesday night is a Carling Cup semi-final against Birmingham City.

The sides were drawn together last night, after the Blues beat Aston Villa in their quarter final tie. It will be West Ham's first appearance in this stage of the competition since 1990.

For the second week in a row West Ham were left to reflect on what might have been - although at least this time they didn't lose.

The Hammers looked odds-on to take all three points at St Andrews after racing into a 2-0 lead, only to see Birmingham peg them back, to stay bottom of the Premier League.

West Ham hit the road yet again in search of an elusive away win in the Premier League as their relegation worries continue.

They face a stiff test at St Andrews against a resolute Birmingham side, but will have been buoyed by their good performance against Arsenal last Saturday.

The temperature may have been close to freezing but a warm front swept across Upton Park last night.

West Ham's 2-0 win over Birmingham, thanks to goals from Alessandro Diamanti and Carlton Cole, saw them climb to 14th in the Premier League and gave fans hope of avoiding relegation this season.

The troubled waters at Upton Park could be considerably smoothed if the Irons pick up a win against Birmingham City tonight.

The Hammers have hit the headlines for all the wrong reason this week and the best way to show a united front to the world would be to get back to winning ways in the Premier League.

West Ham slunk back into the relegation zone following a dispiriting loss to Birmingham City.

Almost inevitably, it was one of their former players that shoved them down the lift shaft.

West Ham travel to Birmingham for tomorrow's crucial Premier League clash knowing the Dean Ashton era is officially over.

The big striker announced his retirement this morning after failing to recover from an ankle injury - a further blow to Gianfranco Zola's ailing squad.

David Gold and David Sullivan are reported to have made an offer to buy West Ham this afternoon.

The pair, previously owners of Birmingham City, are thought to have made a "nominal" offer with a view to buying the club outright at a later date.

James Tomkins insists West Ham are not worrying about relegation despite their 4-0 drubbing by Manchester United at the weekend.

The England under-21 centre-back returned to the Irons' starting line-up against the Premier League champions but could do little to stop Wayne Rooney and co running riot in the second half.

West Ham defender Jonathan Spector is confident the Irons will bounce back from last Saturday's 4-0 defeat by Manchester United.

The American international insisted the Hammers are taking it one game at a time as they look to pull away from the relegation zone, starting at Birmingham this Saturday.

Born in the East End of London, David Gold started in business selling buttons with his mother outside their house.

He went on to run a book shop in Charing Cross Road, before buying the exotic lingerie chain Ann Summers.

Relegation still seems very much on the cards for the Addicks, but will they go out with a fight or a whimper?

Charlton fans will find out this Easter weekend with a tough home clash against Birmingham City closely followed by the journey to Coventry City.