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Stoke v Southampton - Farai Hallam
DIR By: MKRef
Date: February 1, 2026, 5:34 am
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Excellent performance - one of the best I've seen in a long
time. I can see why he's highly rated and will be getting plenty
more Premier League games in the future.
The only real talking point was the Azaz caution for simulation.
Phillips dangled a leg and I was fully expecting a penalty to be
awarded, but great positioning from Hallam to spot the
theatrics.
Other than that, he allowed plenty of contact and seemed to be
able to keep it to a consistent threshold. He didn't seem to
fall for many attackers going to ground easily to 'buy' a
free-kick. It was also nice to see a referee caution a
goalkeeper for time-wasting after a couple of warnings rather
than just stand in the centre circle pointing to his watch.
Final point - some excellent teamwork with AR2 who alerted him
to a foul by Stephens when he threw Smit to the ground when
Hallam was turning away from the incident to follow the play.
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Re: Stoke v Southampton - Farai Hallam
DIR By: Leggy
Date: February 1, 2026, 6:14 am
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I can only add that the BBC reporter on Five made a point of
praising his performance in his report.
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