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Liverpool defender Nat Phillips scored a huge goal on Saturday that could determine the outcome of the Championship relegation fight.

He saved his first goal for the club for the perfect time and his header against Hull City could be the moment that keeps Derby in the Championship.

It was the only goal of the game at the MKM Stadium and the result saw Derby move out of the bottom three, leapfrogging Hull in the process.

It is also a point clear of Hull (22nd) and three ahead of Plymouth Argyle (23rd), but with a goal difference that is 28 better than the latter, the Pilgrims essentially can’t catch Derby.

Without Phillips ’ goal, the Rams would head into next Saturday’s concluding round of fixtures in the relegation zone and needing a win to avoid the drop.

So, it wasn’t a bad time for the on-loan Liverpool man to net his first goal for the club.

Cardiff City’s 0-0 draw consigned it to relegation to their third tier, while wins for Luton and Plymouth ensured it will be a tense final day next Saturday.

As for Phillips, he is currently on loan at his fifth club, having previously enjoyed spells at Stuttgart, Bournemouth, Celtic and Cardiff.

The Liverpool academy graduate was memorably forced into the limelight during the injury-ravaged 2020/21 season when he began the campaign as fifth-choice center-back but went on to play 17 times in the Premier League
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