Bobby Zamora will celebrate as much as anyone if Tomer Hemed scores against Brentford tonight.

But he would love to see his fellow striker applauded for his efforts, even if he does not improve his poor return of recent months.

Zamora reckons fans have over-rated his own contribution and under-rated that of the Israeli because they judge only by the scoresheet.

He has also spoken of the attacking options at Chris Hughton’s command as the Seagulls welcome Czech international Jiri Skalak on board.

Zamora could complete a hat-trick of starts for only the second time this season when Brentford visit and, if he does, will hope to score in three in a row as he did then.

But he is appreciative of those around him who do not get the crowd’s adulation.

The seven-goal top scorer said of Hemed: “He does so much for the team. Fans don’t understand at times what players do for the team.

“I’ve been quite lucky in that I’ve been scoring goals and not playing great but people don’t seem to pay much attention to that.

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Tomer Hemed heads the winner against Charlton two months ago today

"It’s like ‘he’s scoring goals so he must be playing well’. That’s not really the case. Tomer has been working his socks off and Sam Baldock runs himself into the ground. When he scored his last goal I was absolutely chuffed for him given how hard he works.”

Zamora started alongside Hemed in both the battling 1-0 win at Blackburn and the more free-flowing 2-1 home defeat of Huddersfield.

He has also played in partnership with James Wilson.

Albion’s other strikers tend to say in post match interviews that they are learning off Zamora.

So how does he see young Wilson progressing alongside him?

“Willo is a young lad learning a lot each day. There is a good mix and blend we have got here. It is very different for him. It’s men’s football and there is so much on the line. I think he sees that and realises that and it’s a good experience for him.

“As a side we are very attacking. We have a lot of pace and directness and that can come in very handy.

“Jamie (Murphy) is someone who can play down the middle. If you can get that ball into his feet and he can turn and run at players, he is extremely dangerous.”

Zamora’s minutes-per-goal ratio beats any Championship player who has hit the net more than four times this term. The only one who can improve on his one goal per 106 minutes is Matt Taylor at Burnley.

Taylor’s four strikes have come in just 343 minutes but he has not netted since November and been out of the side over the past month.

Charlie Austin, who has now moved on to the Premier League, scored once every 114 minutes for QPR, an average matched by Hull star Abel Hernandez, who is joint top of the goal charts with Ross McCormack and Andre Gray.

Of the more prolific goalgetters Gray, McCormack and Fernando Forestieri also come in at an average of better than a goal every two games.

So far so good. But Zamora does not look too far ahead. You never know what can be around the corner, as one of his good footballing mates John Terry revealed last Sunday.

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Zamora scores the winner at Blackburn recently

The England defender will be in the position Albion’s No.25 found himself in last summer after announcing Chelsea had not yet offered him a new deal.

“If the club don’t want to offer him a contract there is nothing he can do,” Zamora said. “He can’t force them to give him a contract. Obviously he is disappointed. He would love to stay there to end his career.

“He has got plenty of years in him. He is a very fit lad and if that is the case he will be playing somewhere else. But he is a great talent and a loss to Chelsea.”

Terry, who wanted to end his career at Stamford Bridge, said there would be no fairytale for him.

Fairytale could be the best way to describe Zamora’s script if he maintains current goalscoring form and wins his third promotion with the club.

“Yes, I’ve said it from day one,” he said. “It would be unbelievable if we can so fingers crossed. There is a long way to go.”