West Ham United hero Tony Cottee is impressed by the potential of young striker Zavon Hines.

Hines struck a hat-trick against Birmingham City reserves last week and Cottee told WHUTV: "I have been moaning for about five-or-six years, asking where all the goalscorers have gone, because they don't just all-of-a-sudden disappear. Perhaps they don't get the chance any more?

"Credit to the club because we've got a lot of young players coming through and Zavon is one of them. He's been given his chance against Millwall. I think he was a little bit nervous when he came on, but, once he got his goal, he really settled down and started to buzz around.

"On Tuesday, he scored three goals and all three were real striker's finishes.

"I'm excited about Diamanti and I'm excited about Behrami, but one player who really excites me at the club at the moment is Zavon and I think he's a real prospect."