ROY Hodgson insists Fulham can cope without star striiker Bobby Zamora .

The 19-goal hitman is a major doubt for tonight's Europa League semi-final second-leg with Hamburg after failing to shake off an Achilles injury.

The Whites boss will give Zamora until lunchtime before making a decision on his fitness ahead of the Craven Cottage clash, with Clint Dempsey , Erik Nevland and David Elm waiting in the wings if he misses out.

But Hodgson is sure Fulham can still get through without the former West Ham frontman.

He said: "We'll be happy if he can play, but if he doesn't we'll accept it.

"It's part of football, but we have other players in the team who can keep our play going, just like we proved at Everton on Sunday when we had nine players missing.

"No one has mentioned Andy Johnson , who was meant to be our key centre-forward, and yet we've had to play without him for most of the season."

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