Carr warns of a rough ride ahead
Birmingham defender Stephen Carr has warned that the threat Portsmouth posed will be like a walk in the park when compared to facing Stoke.
Tony Pulis' rugged side come to St Andrew's tomorrow licking their wounds after going down 4-0 to Liverpool at Anfield in midweek, as Blues were registering their first points with a stoppage-time winner against Pompey.
Now the two sides lock horns on the same points with the home side ahead on goal difference, and Carr warns they will have to fight for every ball against the notoriously difficult Potters.
He said: "Stoke is going to be a really tough game - even tougher than against Portsmouth. They have a system they play and a lot of strength.
"They play off the big men up front and launch the ball in and put you under a lot of pressure, so we have to be really at it to be looking at winning at home."
