West Brom hit with Matt Phillips injury blow in FA Cup win
Matty Phillips could be set for a spell on the sidelines after hobbling off late on in Albion's FA Cup 4-0 win over Chesterfield.
The setback comes as a significant blow for the Baggies and head coach Carlos Corberan due to Phillips' excellent recent form and with a crunch clash at Burnley coming on Friday night.
Phillips, 31, has sustained a muscle injury in the quadriceps in his right leg. The winger was introduced on the hour having been left out of the starting XI of a rotated side against the Spireites.
He has been a regular under Corberan and delivered some fine performances. The news comes as a huge blow with a big contest on the horizon later this week and Corberan admitted he "hates" injuries to his players. Further examination tomorrow will provide further extent to the damage.
Phillips adds to a list of mounting concerns in forward areas with Karlan Grant injured, Brandon Thomas-Asante suspended, Kenneth Zohore absent with Daryl Dike also rested tonight.
"In some moments we played well, in some moments we were poor, the best thing about the night was the result, the worst thing was the injury to Phillips," Corberan said.
"He was feeling something in the muscle, quadriceps that didn't allow him to continue in the game.
"He will see the doctor tomorrow but it looks like has an injury in the quadriceps of the right leg. Every time you play it's a risk, every time you train it's a risk, but it's true that now we have some problems at the front of the attack.
"Grant, Asante, now with Phillips. The next days will be used to find the solution. Injuries are a consequence of things that happen and you need to adapt, the faster we adapt and find the solution, the better for us. For me, it's not about medical advice – we made the decision to give Phillips less minutes, just to try and avoid the need to make extra effort after Saturday.
"We gave Swift more minutes because he didn't play the same amount as Phillips, but we wanted to be competitive, keep going in the cup was something we wanted to do."
The head coach added: "The worst news about today is that one. Pleased with the result, pleased with some moments in the game, focused on correcting the things we didn't do well, but I hate injuries of my players. I hate this. It's part of the job to digest the feeling and to find the solution."
