Reece Burke could hardly have written the script better.

The 21-year-old has only just returned to West Ham United following a loan spell at Bolton Wanderers, but he has been thrust into action in the FA Cup.

The defender was in the West Ham team that hosted Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup on Tuesday night, and it was his goal in extra-time that saw the Hammers make the fourth round.

On his 14th appearance for West Ham, Burke finally got on the scoresheet for the Hammers.

It might well be that Burke heads back on loan before the end of this month, but he will always remember finding the back of the net at the London Stadium.

It was a massive goal as well, with West Ham facing a penalty shootout in a bid to overcome a Shrewsbury team that performed impressively over the two matches.

Burke took to Twitter on Tuesday night to reveal his delight at finding the back of the net, and the West Ham fans were on hand to pay tribute to the young Englishman.

A selection of the reaction can be found below:

https://video.footballfancast.com/video-2015/var.mp4