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James Morrison must drop 29-year-old from West Brom’s starting XI to face Wrexham after costly back-to-back errors: Opinion

West Brom have lost back-to-back games, and centre-back Nat Phillips has made decisive errors in both matches.

By James Ray · The 72

Published: Monday, 12 October 2026 at 2:27 PM

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Writer James Ray argues West Brom manager James Morrison should drop Nat Phillips against Wrexham following recent errors.
Nat Phillips made decisive mistakes leading to 1-0 defeats against rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City.
The consecutive losses have dropped West Bromwich Albion to ninth place in the Championship table.

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Writer James Ray argues that West Bromwich Albion manager James Morrison should drop centre-back Nat Phillips for the upcoming match against Wrexham. The 29-year-old committed decisive errors in consecutive 1-0 defeats against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City, causing the Baggies to fall to ninth in the Championship standings.

Ray contends that removing Phillips from the starting lineup will take him out of the spotlight and allow captain George Campbell to return alongside Chris Mepham. Campbell was rested following international duty with the United States but is expected to reclaim his central defensive spot.

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