WEST Ham midfielder Lee Bowyer has joined Championship outfit Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season.

32-year-old Bowyer has fallen out of favour at Upton Park having failed to establish himself in Gianfranco Zola's first-team plans.

With the Hammers eager to cut costs, the club are keen to offload several players, with doubts over the future of Craig Bellamy, Scott Parker and Matthew Upson, amongst others.