James Tomkins has told WHUTV he is looking forward to the big London derby with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
England Under-21 international Tomkins sat out the opening-day win at Wolverhampton Wanderers with a minor foot injury but is optimistic he could be ready to facing Harry Redknapp's side in what will be the first home game of the season. West Ham United impressed during the 2-0 win at Molineux and Tomkins believes the result means they will go into the match in a high.
"The boys are buzzing after the first win and they want to take that into a big match like Sunday's," Tomkins told WHUTV. "Hopefully we can build on what we achieved on Saturday."
Spurs will also go into the match on a high after two wins from two and Tomkins says his team-mates are all too aware about the threat posed by the north Londoners after losing 1-0 to them in the Barclays Asia Trophy in Beijing.
"I think we're all more than aware of how big the game is. They've started off really well. We played them in China so we got a taste of how they're playing. We lost that game but hopefully we will get a victory and build from there."
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