Frederic Piquionne rebounded from the disappointment of being sent-off at the weekend by scoring both goals in the development squad's 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.
The former France international hit the net in each half at Spurs Lodge and could easily have had at least a hat-trick, heading one opportunity wide before prodding the ball past the post when clean through.
For Piquionne, Monday's game was the perfect tonic, coming less than 48 hours after he was shown the red card late in West Ham United's 4-3 npower Championship victory over Portsmouth at the Boleyn Ground.
"It is not hard to motivate myself for these games because I enjoy playing football. We had a good team here today and we played well against a good, young team from Tottenham.
"I was pleased to get my goals and it is just a pity we could not go on and win the game at the end because we had a lot of chances."
Piquionne will miss Saturday's trip to Millwall through suspension, but the experienced forward knows he will need to keep impressing at development squad level and in training if he is to gain playing time under Sam Allardyce in the future.
With Carlton Cole scoring goals for fun and the likes of John Carew and Sam Baldock also seeking opportunities, the No30 admitted he may have to settle for a substitute's role more often than not this term.
"I don't find it difficult to be out of the team because I am 32-years-old and I know my role in the squad. I hope I can do well when the manager needs me, but I have spoken with him and I know what he expects from me.
"We have a lot of good strikers at the club who are playing very well, so I know I cannot start every game.
"Carlton is playing very well and scoring his goals and we are winning a lot of matches, so that is why the manager is not changing his team very much."