Franco tries his luck but misses the target from the edge of the box.

Bowyer shoots from distance and Green scrambles the ball behind for a corner.

West Ham are flinging themselves at this game and have five minutes of added time to find an equaliser.

Parker gets a sight of goal but his shot deflects behind for a corner.

A West Ham free-kick is headed off the line by Ferguson with Birmingham clinging on to their lead.

Jerome dispossesses Faubert on the edge of his own box and slides a shot past Green but wide of the post.

Franco gets a glorious opportunity and his low shot is turned away from goal by a last ditch block from Carr.

Dyer is caught offside after good work on the flank by Franco.

Diamanti bends a 20-yard free kick around the wall and over the bar.

Zola is absolutely livid on the touchline and Birmingham are firmly in the driving seat now.

Bowyer goes down inside the box but the referee waves play on.

West Ham can still get something out of this game and look more dangerous since introducing more attacking options.

West Ham have their tails up now and there is a blatant handball from a blue shirt on the edge of their own box but the referee waves play on.

Dyer makes his first contribution as he bursts into the box and his shot cannons back off the post.

A clearance falls to the feet of Diamanti whose strike from 18 -yards is well blocked by Dann.

Diamanti takes a shot from long range and Hart does well to tip it over the bar.

Larsson's floated free-kick finds Ridgewell at the far post but he fires his shot over the bar from point blank range.

The visitors cannot find a way back into this game and Franco is still finding himself isolated up-front.

Johnson gets his head on the resulting corner but cannot direct it goal-wards.

Jerome forces a fine save out of Green who turns the left-footed shot around the post.

Diamanti tries to create something with a neat chip into the box but it is dealt with easily by Carr.

Gianfranco Zola's side are in a desperate situation now but the manager still seems reluctant to change things around.

Bowyer takes his season tally to six and puts his former club in real trouble.

Diamanti picks up the ball in the box and his chipped shot misses the far post by a matter of inches.

Stanislas slides the ball into the six-yard box and it is inches behind Franco - good football from the visitors.

Franco's 20-yard shot is deflected behind for a corner which is taken by Diamanti but curls straight behind for a goal-kick.

Benitez rounds the keeper and puts the ball in the back of the net but the linesman's flag is raised.

Ridgewell picks out Cameron Jerome inside the box and he should do better as he steers his header over the bar from close range.

West Ham get players forward in numbers with Ilunga bursting down the left flank but Noble's final cross evades everyone and goes behind for a goal-kick.

Bowyer misjudges a shot inside the box and fires it straight into the ground causing Green no problems.

A decent West Ham move ends with a low Stanislas shot but he does not trouble Hart.

This is more positive from West Ham and they have Birmingham on the back foot for this first time in the game.

Noble is starting to make the difference for West Ham and is the only midfield player making runs in the final third.

The visitors are working their way back into this game now and have four players in the Birmingham box but the move comes to nothing.

Benitez pulls away from the West Ham defence but his shot hits the body of Green and is collected by the England international.

Italian Diamanti gets another shot away after a good knock down from Franco but fails to work Hart.

Diamanti lets fly from distance and his shot grazes the post with Hart stranded.

Diamanti tries to thread a pass through to Franco but it is a nothing opportunity and the ball runs straight through to Hart.

Gianfranco Zola will be very concerned about his side's performance so far and it seems it will only be a matter of time until Birmingham take full advantage.

West Ham try to catch Birmingham on the break but Stanislas eventually runs into trouble in the form of James McFadden.

Franco is surrounded by blue shirts every time he receives the ball and is looking increasingly frustrated.

The contrast in confidence between the two sides is clear to see and West Ham are gifting possession to their opponents.

Birmingham are pouring forward in numbers and this time it is Christian Benitez who gets a shot away but a Tomkins block takes the sting out of it.

An outstretched Bowyer is picked out at the far post but he cannot steer the ball goal-wards.

Birmingham win their sixth corner of the game and the West Ham defence are just about managing to hold off the blue shirts.

Junior Stanislas pulls the trigger from the edge of the box but causes Joe Hart no problems.

Larsson lines up a free-kick 25-yards from goal but fires his shot straight into the wall.

Another Larsson corner causes problems in the West Ham box and Green does well to punch the ball to safety.

Alessandro Diamanti takes a wild swing at the ball and sends a half chance sailing over the bar.

West Ham are playing very deep and are struggling to create anything in the Birmingham half with Luis Guillermo Franco isolated.

A Larsson shot sails straight down the throat of Green with the hosts dominating possession.

Sebastian Larsson swings a corner into the box and Roger Johnson has a great opportunity but his header is comfortably saved by Rob Green.

Birmingham have made a bright start at St. Andrews.