West Ham United defender James Tomkins is up for his personal clash with Birmingham City striker Nikola Zigic tonight.
Tomkins admits they must tame "beast" Zigic to take a first-leg lead in the Carling Cup semi-final.
"They have pace and ability," he said. "They are technically good players. It is important to take what we did well in that game. We went 2-0 up and it was two points dropped. We have to take the positives out of it.
"They went very direct. Zigic is a beast. Sometimes the second ball is important. If he wins the ball, he wins the ball. Then it is all about the second ball."
