Roy Hodgson is confident Fulham can go kick-on now that Andy Johnson has returned from injury to re-form his strike partnership with Bobby Zamora. The former Everton man made his first start since October in Saturday's FA Cup third round win over Swindon.

The 28-year-old scored 10 goals last term to help Fulham finish seventh and earn them a place in this year's Europa League.

"Bobby and AJ have a good understanding together and AJ gives us that threat in behind," said Hodgson.

"Andy Johnson and Bobby Zamora are our first choice strikers. We have others, Zoltan (Gera) has done a great job in there, of course we've got (Erik) Nevland, (Diomansy) Kamara and (Seol) Ki-Hyeon.

"But Andy Johnson and Bobby Zamora were the two players who were bought to play in those positions and they are the two players who last season kicked us into seventh place."