ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · West Brom.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 8.3 |
Scout report
N. Phillips is a 29-year-old central defender at West Brom, rated 38.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 76th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Phillips.
Judged on this season alone, Phillips graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 4.008 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 28% of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 29 Phillips is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · West Brom finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side
4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.7, Phillips carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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