The 25-year-old has been an ever-present of the Three Lions midfield at Euro 2020 so far, and pundit David Prutton believes he should be in with a shout of starting again in the knockout showdown.
Writing in a column for the Yorkshire Evening Post, he said: “Kalvin Phillips does not ‘have’ to start tomorrow’s last 16 clash for England against Germany - but I think he should.
“The Leeds United midfielder has done as much as he possibly could to count himself as definitely in the reckoning to start.
“He is the only outfield player to have played every minute of all three of England’s group stage games and that’s amazing.
“If he does start, this will be another huge test in his career so far but he has been exemplary so far.
“Given what England have done and what Kalvin has done so far, he should absolutely be in the reckoning to start, not that there’s an expectation because he is still finding his feet as an international player.
“But he will be quietly confident of being in the XI given what we have seen from him in the tournament.
“Kalvin is a very humble and ego-free player which means he understands his role within a side.
“That’s not to say that he can’t play in a more advanced role because I am fully on board with the fact that he can play further up the pitch and create and be an attacking force.
“But with the greatest respect, you have to look at both the Leeds team he plays in and also the England team and realise there are better players that do that.
“That’s just the same as him being better defensively than Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling or Mason Mount.
“That’s the way you have got to categorise how good you are, play to what you are very good at and be in a position where you can bring the best parts of yourself to the best parts of the team.
“That reflects very selflessly on him and that’s Kalvin.”
We’ve gathered the best of today’s Premier League transfer speculation below...

1. Sporting open to selling Silva
Sporting Lisbon are open to selling Rafa Silva to Newcastle United, with a fee of around £25.7 million being mooted. (A Bola) (Photo by Matthias Schrader - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Matthias Schrader - Pool

2. Gunners hesitant on Woodman swap
Arsenal are yet to bite on the idea of a swap deal involving Joe Willock and Newcastle United’s Freddie Woodman. (Chronicle) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Steele

3. Arsenal tipped to move for Bissouma
Kevin Campbell has tipped Arsenal to make a move for Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma amid continuous rumours that they are keen on teammate Ben White. (Football Insider) (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Photo: Mike Hewitt

4. Cochrane joins Hearts
Brighton defender Alex Cochrane has joined Scottish Premiership side Hearts on loan for the 2021-22 season. The 21-year-old recently signed a contract extension with the Seagulls, having spent most of the previous campaign at Belgian First Division B side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. (Sky Sports) (Photo by Alex Burstow/Getty Images) Photo: Alex Burstow

5. Clarets keen on Dickson
Premier League outfit Burnley are eyeing a move for former Rangers Academy midfielder Ciaran Dickson following his mysterious release this summer. (Scottish Sun) (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Photo: Ian MacNicol

6. Dunne nears exit
Swansea City are closing in on the signing of Jimmy Dunne from Burnley on a free transfer. (Daily Record) (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Photo: Laurence Griffiths

