Cardiff: The Welsh midfielder Jack Collison led West Ham to victory against Cardiff City after he scored twice, giving his team control over the tournament.
Earlier, Cardiff won 1-0 at Upton Park on the opening day of the season.
“It’s very difficult to make a case for Cardiff [to turn the tie around] on this evidence. It’s not like they’ve peppered the goal or had chance after chance. West Ham have been thoroughly professional,” BBC Football Analyst Steve Claridge said.
City were defeated 3-2 last year by Blackpool in the 2010 final.
The 9th-minute breakthrough stunned the Bluebirds. Luckily, they escaped another one soon after.
Cardiff tried to regain their over the game with Miller trying hard but his shot missed the left-hand post of the opponents.
From the resulting corner, Vaz Te flicked on at the near post and the ball fell perfectly for Collison to fire in for West Ham’s second in the 41st minute.
Miller was replaced by Rob Earnshaw, fading chances of scoring for the hosts. Joe Mason’s volley skewed wide of goal as Turner continued to trouble the West Ham defence.
But the Hammers showed heroics despite pressure and carry a precious two-goal win over Cardiff.
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