But the Norway striker admits that he enjoyed Tuesday night's 86th-minute winner at the Racecourse Ground a lot more than he did the fall-out from his 75th-minute strike at Carrow Road in mid-August.

Scoring with his arm helped Heggebo earn Albion the points on that hot day in Norfolk, only for things to get even hotter as it then unleashed the full fury of a social media storm when it was considered that it had been done deliberately.

The authorities agreed - and dished out a two-game ban.

Coupled with an early-season bout of illness, it was not quite what Albion's top scorer last season had envisaged for the new campaign.

But his third goal of 2026-27, after two straight defeats either side of the international break, has helped restore the smile to his face - and to the entire Albion camp.

"It was a tricky start," Heggebo told BBC Radio WM. "But it's a long season.

"It's all about not stressing and trying to do the right things.

"Most of all I was frustrated. Something I didn't agree, with which is why I made the appeal.

"Sometimes unfair stuff like that happens. You just have to move on and not feel sorry for yourself."

The unusual aspect about Heggebo's latest goal is that it again came on the road - and all of them have brought away wins for the Baggies.

Coupled by his goals drying up over the second half of last season, as the loss of injured winger Mikey Johnston kicked in, Heggebo has in fact scored just once at The Hawthorns since mid-December.

So he is not setting himself any particular targets ahead of this Saturday's home date with Tony Mowbray's Blackburn Rovers (15:00 BST).

"It's just a great feeling to be back, to be winning games again and to also score a goal," he said. "It gets us back on track and keeps us looking forward."