Former West Ham striker Bobby Zamora has defended goal-shy Javier Hernandez.

Zamora insists Chicharito will hit the goals trail if their midfielder can start creating the chances.

He told whufc.com: “Chicharito is a bit like Jermain Defoe for me in that he's always got goals and going to get goals and if you put that ball into the box he will take chances. If you give him the ball four times in the box, he's going to score one.

“We need Andy (Carroll) back, too. It's just about how to do it, how to incorporate Andy into it and can they get that understanding and work together? If they can, they'll be a very potent force.

“I love 'little and large' strike forces and had great understandings with Carlos Tevez at West Ham and Andy Johnson at Fulham, when we did really well. Defenders find it really hard because one striker is going to make it difficult for you physically and the other one is going to run in between your legs!

“It's hard for defenders to go from one extreme to another, so they are the partnership who can do real damage for me."