West Brom fans wowed by Heggem v Burnley – ‘He’ll go for huge profit’, ‘McAuley level’
Torbjorn Heggem excelled for West Brom as the Baggies played out a sixth successive draw in the Championship against Burnley on Thursday night.
Carlos Corberan’s side are back up to fifth in the league despite yet another stalemate [7 November], with Heggem receiving plaudits for his contribution to the clean sheet.
Sections of the Hawthorns crowd booed at the final whistle to signal their displeasure with what is now eight without a win, but there were positives to take.
Torbjorn Heggem receives West Brom praise
Having played the majority of his West Brom career so far at left-back, Heggem has garnered adulation from supporters for his impact and has now had to shift over to centre-half.
Corberan is without Kyle Bartley, Semi Ajayi and Paddy McNair through injury it what signifies a defensive crisis, meaning Heggem and his fit teammates are earning respect for digging out clean sheets.
It is just at the other end where Albion need to find that successful formula again, with only three goals scored in total at the Hawthorns between themselves and opponents in the league this season.
Fans took to X to praise Heggem’s impact on the side.
Some predicted the Norwegian will be a player sold for considerable profit further down the line having arrived for around £500,000 in the summer.
One fan even went as far as to group him in with Gareth McAuley and Jonas Olsson, who excelled in the Premier League with the Baggies.
In other West Brom news, Neil Redfearn slams a decision from the officials in the draw with Burnley.
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