West Brom recorded their first point in the Championship on Tuesday night, with a late goal from Matt Phillips and fans flocked onto Twitter to hail their hero.
It’s not been a great start to life back in the Championship for West Brom – they lost their opening game of the season at home to Bolton and looked like making it two consecutive defeats at the City Ground.
Forest took the lead in the 59th minute but Phillips popped up to save his side with a brilliant equaliser in the 87th minute.
He almost secured all three points in a dramatic finish that saw both him and new signing Dwight Gayle hit the woodwork, but in the end they had to settle for a share of the spoils.
West Brom fans know they need Phillips firing on all cylinders if they’re going to have a hope of getting back tot he Premier league at the first time of asking and were delighted with what they saw on Tuesday.
Here are the best reactions from the fans:
That Phillips goal was pretty damn special tonight. Going to be a big player in this league for us, also Gayle on another night gets two goals, so unlucky not to score. Signs of progress tonight, could still do with a couple of signings mind…#wba
— Alex (@baggieal) August 8, 2018
Some great football played at times by #NFFC and look really good going forward.
Thought #WBA looked like a side still trying to gel and get to grips with the #Championship What a strike from Phillips, surprised no Premier League bid to sign him #NFFCVWBA— Warren Ashurst (@wazza_ashurst) August 7, 2018
https://twitter.com/kylejones110893/status/1026950489483747331
Brilliant strike from Phillips but honestly that’s as a disjointed performance as I’ve ever seen!! We’ve gone from having a absolute rock in McAuley to Ahmed Hegazi? Dear God #wba
— Jay Hickman (@HurricaneHic147) August 7, 2018
On a positive note, Matt Phillips has been brilliant these past two games and is probably the only player on the pitch who is genuinely too good for us in this league #wba
— Marty Duffy (@Marty_Duffy) August 7, 2018
Matty Phillips that was a goal worthy of them colours for sure Cyrille would be Proud Boing Boing!!! #wba
— Robert Harding (@RobertHarding71) August 7, 2018
Take a Bow Phillips that was a Thundering Strike, Sensational Goal Boing Boing!!! #wba Got out of Jail and could have won it in the end.
— Robert Harding (@RobertHarding71) August 7, 2018
Wow what a game brilliant entertainment wonderful point we deserved @WBA Wow Matt Phillips goal I am full of emotion well done boys #WBA #NOTWBA
— Barry Paul (@BarryPa07788408) August 7, 2018
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OPINION
West Brom fans were thrilled with Matt Phillips but one fan said that he was too good for the Championship and another said that he imagines West Brom will lose him before the end of the week. Hopefully that won’t happen as Phillips and Gayle could form a lethal partnership in the Championship. Gayle was unlucky not to open his account straight away and looks like he could do for the Baggies what he did for Newcastle in 16/17.