based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
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 45.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 199 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (83.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.41 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 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 36 centre-backs in the Championship, on 12 clean sheets and 3.405 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 44 → 48). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 31% of the 36 centre-backs in the Championship. At 29 Phillips is in his prime years, and a market index of 18.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Phillips is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
3.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 83.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 45.1, Phillips carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 31%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (West Brom finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.41 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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