Poole has netted in her last two appearances for Watford, either side of the international break, including an excellent late strike to equalise against Leicester in the Subway Players Cup last weekend.

Phoebie Poole celebrates her goal against Wolves. (Image: Watford FC)

She also put Watford ahead away to Wolves before the international break, though the hosts equalised in that game, which ended 2-2.

Ahead of the Golden Girls' WSL2 meeting with Durham at Vicarage Road on Sunday, Hector lauded the Welsh international.

"Phoebie's fantastic in terms of her mentality and her desire," Hector said. "She never stops running, she never stops working for the team. We've spoken a lot to her about being brave and just taking opportunities to shoot.

"She was maybe lacking a little bit of confidence to start with, but we've worked with her individually, and she just needs to trust herself, and she's going to miss more than she scores, but that's okay. [She just needs] to keep trying to do things quickly and efficiently.

"And she certainly did that on Sunday with her goal. We've spoken to forwards a lot about taking shots early before the goalkeeper is able to get set, and, obviously, Phoebie's done that first time with her left foot; it was a sublime finish.

"She's 100 per cent got the capabilities to be a really fantastic player for us, as long as she keeps trusting in herself. She's doing really well, so I'm very happy for her."