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Kalvin Phillips for England?
That has been one of the major claims coming out of Elland Road over the last year or so.
Mason Mount’s call-up last term at Derby provoked a discussion over the Leeds man potentially being in Gareth Southgate’s plans while it was also touched upon with Angus Kinnear on the Talking Shutt podcast last week.
Whether he has the qualities to seriously stake a claim remains to be seen but all he can do is continue to perform.
Phillips doesn’t have Premier League exposure yet but that hasn’t stopped a certain degree of hype surrounding him.
This weekend, however, should give him the opportunity to prove why he’s one of the best in his position in the Championship.
On the chalkboard
The 23-year-old has made the highest number of tackles per game in the league this season which demonstrates just how good he is when it comes to breaking up the play.
Phillips has become a mainstay in the Leeds side, signing a new contract recently which put rumours of him being linked to three Premier League clubs in the summer to bed.
Saturday might well present him with his toughest test of the 2019/20 campaign.
Jonny Williams has been a creative thorn in various Championship outfits this season, registering four assists as Charlton have exceeded expectations.
They have fallen to two defeats since Lyle Taylor got injured but they had previously been competing in the playoff places.
Williams was a major part of that and it will be up to Phillips to lessen his influence in the hole.
This will be a key battle in the game and who comes out on top could determine the result in the game.
Interestingly, the number of times Phillips is dribbled past per outing equates to the value of successful dribbles Williams achieves.
The 1.3 fouls the Leeds midfielder gives away could also be in favour of the opposition. Charlton’s creative linchpin is fouled as many as 2.8 times each match.
Given Leeds’ home form, winning just one from five in all competitions, Phillips will have to be on top form, especially against someone as technical as Williams.
Arguably, he hasn’t faced a threat like that this season. The Addicks’ attacking midfielder has the joint-highest number of assists alongside Reading’s John Swift, an opponent Phillips is yet to face in 2019/20.