Albion boss Steve Coppell says loan striker Leon Knight will give Albion a vital unpredictable edge that has been missing since the summer departures of Bobby Zamora and Paul Brooker.

Knight, who signed last week for two months on loan from Chelsea, scored on his debut in Saturday's 2-0 pre-season win at Conference side Barnet.

Kerry Mayo opened the scoring with a superb 25-yard strike in the first half.

Knight, 20, who has also been on loan at QPR, Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday, was replaced after 73 minutes shortly after scoring from close range.

Coppell said: "At the moment he is the one bag of tricks we have. He is a player who can produce something from nothing.

"I have a really committed, hard working squad but, having lost Paul Brooker (to Leicester) and Bobby Zamora (to Tottenham), I need someone who can give us that little bit of difference.

"It is something you can't tie down and something which hard work can't hold. He has that box of tricks but it is my job now to make sure it is productive rather than just lovely to look at with no end product.

"Everyone says he has the raw materials, it's a question of delivering them week in week out. So I have got to try and give him direction and we can go from there."

Defender Mayo was also impressed by Knight's performance.

He said: "Leon did well up front on his first appearance for the club. He is only a little man but is strong, quick, mobile and he has got a good spring on him as well. So he's a good asset for the side."

Knight, who hopes to get a permanent deal when his two-month spell ends, believes he saw enough quality from his new team-mates to suggest Albion will bounce back into Division One next season.

He said: "I think we are definitely good enough to go straight back up, no question about it. There are some very good, quality players here, who try to do the right things and play football.

"So I think the side has a good chance of going up this season and, hopefully, I will be part of it."