Zamora celebrated his Cottagers debut by opening his account with an unstoppable half-volley from the edge of the area during the pre-season match on Saturday.

The 27-year-old, who endured a torrid time last season, arrived from West Ham United on Tuesday and Hodgson feels he has the potential to become a key signing.

"It was a wonderful goal created by a nice move. It's a good start for Bobby," he said. "He had a difficult time last season and needs a new start. He needs to put last season totally behind him.

"We'll work on him becoming the player he was before last season. We're getting a man who is very motivated to show he is a top-class Premier League player.

"He did enough in his first 45 minutes to suggest we'll get some good use out of him."