West Bromwich Albion striker Aune Heggebo has been banned for two matches by the Football Association for scoring a aim along with his hand in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Norwich City.
The Norway ahead was charged with a breach of Rule E3.1 in relation to his aim at Carrow Road, which went in off his arm as he received on the tip of Jimmy-Jay Morgan’s left-wing cross within the seventy fifth minute to offer the guests the lead.
After the sport, Canaries head coach Philippe Clement stated the incident was “a decisive moment in the game. I think this is a clear-cut goal that should be disallowed”.
The FA alleged Heggebo did “successfully deceive a match official by handling the ball in a direct successful attempt to score a goal” with a regulatory fee upholding the misconduct cost – and subsequent suspension – on Thursday.
The Baggies had appealed in opposition to the cost within the perception it was unintentional, stating the ball’s deflection off the Norwich goalkeeper “materially affected the ball’s trajectory and left him [Heggebo] with less than 0.1 of a second to react”.
They will now be with out the striker for their Championship recreation in opposition to Burnley on Sunday and the Carabao Cup second-round tie at Premier League Newcastle United on 26 August.
The cost over a handball is believed to be the primary of its sort in English soccer, following a rule change previous to the 2024-25 season.
Albion said they would write to the FA, external “requesting clarification on how a player is reasonably expected to react should similar circumstances arise in the future”.