West Ham United reserves coach Alex Dyer is delighted with Zavon Hines' return for their draw with Aston Villa.

Hines was handed a second-half cameo, having been out for 11 months with knee injury.

Dyer told whufc.com: "There was some plusses - obviously Zavon playing and getting 30 minutes and really working hard when he came on to the pitch. To be fair, a lot of hard work has gone on before that with the physios. Tom Smith and the other physios at the club have worked hard with him and Zav has also worked his heart out for eleven months.

"Zav works hard every day and it showed on the night. He came on and gave us that little spark that we needed and he should have had a penalty. It was a definite, definite penalty but the ref didn't give it.

"Since I have met the lad - it must be five years now - he gives you that enthusiasm every day that he wants to come to training and work. He brings a little buzz around the place. He comes in and gives 100 per cent and is nice and lively and wants to learn every day and get better.

"He has had a taste of the first team and he wants more of it. He's willing to work and fight for it. He's not one of those who thinks it's going to be easy it's going to get back in. He works hard every day. He gets angry and beats himself up at times when things don't go well, but that's the mark of a good professional.

"You make your own breaks in life and he deserves one because he's put the work in. It would be nice to see him around the first team and it'll make us all happy when he gets back in and is scoring goals."