KALVIN PHILLIPS has made a horror start to his West Ham debut after gifting Bournemouth the lead.
The midfielder signed on loan from Manchester City earlier this month.
Kalvin Phillips made a nightmare start to his West Ham debut
Phillips’ misplaced pass gifted Bournemouth the lead
David Moyes handed him his debut from the start in their draw with the Cherries on Thursday.
However, Phillips made a costly error just three minutes into the match as his back pass was intercepted by Dominic Solanke.
The Bournemouth forward then made no mistake to put the visitors in front.
Phillips’ costly error came from just his second touch of the match.
Fans were quick to react on social media, as one wrote: “Poor old Phillips.”
Another jokingly commented: “Great assist.”
However, others were quick to point to Kurt Zouma’s pass into Phillips as the cause of the error.
A third supporter added: “Think Zouma more to blame.”
Meanwhile, one more agreed, writing: “You can’t blame him for that.”
Luckily for the Hammers, a point for the hosts was salvaged by a penalty kick from James Ward-Prowse in the second half.
Last week, Phillips concluded his loan from City after finding it difficult to establish himself in Pep Guardiola’s lineup.
Up until tonight’s game, he had only played 89 minutes of Premier League action this season and had only made six starts for the Treble winners.
The 28-year-old wants to play regularly for the Hammers in order to solidify his spot in Gareth Southgate’s Euros roster.