Man City 6 - 0 West Ham
Negredo 12′, 26′, 49′
Yaya Touré 40′
Dzeko 60′, 89′
West Ham United's fans turned their fury on manager Sam Allardyce as they suffered a second cup humiliation in a week - this time at Manchester City's hands.
Allardyce was given the public support of co-owners David Gold and David Sullivan after the embarrassment of
a 5-0 FA Cup third-round defeat
at Championship side Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
But their travelling supporters delivered a different verdict after Manchester City went one better in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg.
Alvaro Negredo scored a hat-trick as
City made it 59 goals in 15 home games this season, while rain-soaked
West Ham supporters chanted venomously against Allardyce after showing
commendable patience in the face of this latest fiasco.
City were, as usual on their own ground, irresistible
in attack but West Ham's lack of resistance or passion was nothing short
of pathetic.
It was eventually all too much for the Hammers' fans, whose views will have been heard loud and clear by Sullivan as he sat looking thoroughly miserable in the directors' box.
Negredo's treble was the centrepiece of another dazzling attacking display by City, who have effectively secured a place at Wembley by making the second leg at Upton Park a formality.
The Spanish striker scored twice early on and Yaya Toure added a third before half-time. Negredo completed his treble shortly after half-time and Edin Dzeko deservedly added two more to complete West Ham's misery.
West Ham may be short on numbers but there can be no excuses for a performance that fell short in every respect. It was a betrayal of the fans who travelled to the Etihad Stadium expecting much more than they saw at the City Ground on Sunday.
And it was a sobering night for Allardyce as he was booed by West Ham's fans, who look to have lost faith in their manager after this latest heavy beating.
The Hammers made eight changes from the Forest debacle, giving an instant debut to defensive loan signing Roger Johnson - but it was the same old miserable story.
City started the rout with a goal of simplicity and brilliance. Toure's long pass dropped perfectly over Negredo's shoulder and the Spanish striker demonstrated supreme technique to take it on the volley with his left foot and beat goalkeeeper Adrian.
West Ham were negligent in all areas. City possessed the superior talent but were aided by a lack of anything resembling a competitive edge fr
om their hapless opponents.
Toure had required lengthy treatment, and a spell off the pitch, after injuring his ankle - but he recovered well enough to expose more dreadful defending and effectively seal this semi-final before half-time.
He advanced through the centre of the pitch, with Johnson retreating alarmingly until it was too late, before rolling a shot past a badly-exposed keeper. Manchester City 6-0 West Ham United
Lineup, Bookings (0) & Substitutions (6)
Manchester City
- 30 Pantilimon
- 05 Zabaleta
- 22 Clichy
- 42 Yaya Touré (Demichelis - 66' )
- 04 Kompany
- 06 Lescott
- 08 Nasri
- 14 Javi García
- 09 Negredo (Kolarov - 79' )
- 10 Dzeko
- 21 Silva (Mesquita Lopes - 73' )
Substitutes
- 01 Hart
- 07 Milner
- 13 Kolarov
- 25 Fernandinho
- 26 Demichelis
- 33 Nastasic
- 64 Mesquita Lopes
West Ham United
- 13 Adrián
- 20 Demel
- 17 O'Brien (Rat - 75' )
- 21 Diamé
- 28 Johnson
- 03 McCartney
- 16 Noble (Diarra - 57' )
- 14 Taylor
- 11 Maiga (Cole - 45' )
- 23 Downing
- 26 Cole
Substitutes
- 07 Jarvis
- 08 Rat
- 10 Collison
- 15 Morrison
- 18 Diarra
- 22 Jääskeläinen
- 24 Cole
Ref: Jonathan Moss
Att: 38,000