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      Richard Jolly

      Richard Jolly

      English Football Correspondent
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      Greater Manchester, England
      A football writer for The National since 2008, Richard also writes for The Guardian and The Observer. He contributes to ESPN FC and was their Manchester correspondent for three and a half years. He has also written for The Daily Telegraph, Sunday Express, the Straits Times, FourFourTwo.com and The Blizzard. Richard has covered more than 1,300 games in the flesh.
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      Burnley's Josh Brownhill (right) and West Ham United's Declan Rice battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Picture date: Sunday December 12, 2021.
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      Burnley and West Ham play out a goalless draw that will satisfy neither team

      Clarets desperately need wins while Hammers will be disappointed not to get three points in their pursuit of Champions League football

      FootballDecember 12, 2021
      Mohamed Salah of Liverpool scores the 1-0 lead from the penalty spot during the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Aston Villa in Liverpool, Britain, 11 December 2021. EPA/PETER POWELL EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club / league / player publications
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      Salah spot on as Gerrard loses on Liverpool return with Villa

      Egyptian striker scores second-half winner as former Anfield player given hero's reception

      FootballDecember 11, 2021
      Gerrard's Liverpool return raises the prospect of a permanent homecoming

      Kop legend is back as manager of Aston Villa, but there are already suggestions of him succeeding Jurgen Klopp

      FootballDecember 10, 2021
      Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte says he is down his last 11 players for the Europa Conference League match with Rennes. PA
      Conte admits Covid outbreak has left everyone at Tottenham 'scared'

      Spurs look set to play Europa Conference League tie with Rennes despite eight players and five staff members testing positive

      FootballDecember 08, 2021
      Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick talks to Mason Greenwood after the Premier League win over Crystal Palace. EPA
      Rangnick adds 'expert for the brain' Lense to Man United backroom staff

      German interim manager ready to give opportunities to fringe players for dead-rubber Champions League tie against Young Boys

      FootballDecember 07, 2021
      Centre forward: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) – Won a penalty, scored a terrific goal and helped run Chelsea ragged in perhaps his best performance as a West Ham player. PA
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      Everton and West Ham duo inspire comebacks: Premier League team of the week

      Who were the best XI players of Round 15?

      FootballDecember 07, 2021
      Bamford returns for Leeds just in time after dramatic equaliser against Brentford

      England striker had missed more than two months with injury but arrived off the bench to score 95th-minute goal in 2-2 draw at Elland Road

      FootballDecember 05, 2021
      Divock Origi (R) of Liverpool celebrates with teammates Mohamed Salah (C) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (L) after scoring the 1-0 lead during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool FC in Wolverhampton, Britain, 04 December 2021. EPA/VICKIE FLORES EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club / league / player publications
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      'Legend' Origi earns Liverpool vital last-gasp win over Wolves

      Manager Klopp hails substitute after injury-time goal secures three points at Molineux

      FootballDecember 04, 2021
      Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola brought Jack Grealish off the bench late against his former club Aston Villa. AFP
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      City depth pushed to limit as Guardiola hails 'huge personality' after win over Villa

      Premier League champions, shorn of several first-team regulars, claimed 2-1 victory at Villa Park for sixth successive win in all competitions

      FootballDecember 02, 2021
      Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has backed his captain and striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to rediscover his best goalscoring form. AFP
      Arteta takes Arsenal to Man United with proof a season can be salvaged

      Gunners bounced back from a wretched start in the Premier League and now lead United by five points

      FootballDecember 02, 2021
      Rafael Benitez has seen his Everton go seven games without a win, taking a solitary point from the last six. Reuters
      Benitez feels the heat ahead of Merseyside derby

      Spotlight on Spaniard after seven games without a win for Toffees going into match against former club

      FootballNovember 30, 2021
      Eddie Howe sees his Newcastle team take on relegation rivals Norwich and Burnley in their next two matches. Reuters
      Shadow of relegation looms over Newcastle ahead of Norwich clash

      Mapgies manager Howe faces two crucial matches ahead of tough December fixture list

      FootballNovember 29, 2021
      Jorginho, right, was at fault for Jadon Sancho's goal but made amends by scoring Chelsea's equaliser from the penalty spot. PA
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      Man United hold Chelsea to draw as Carrick continues to enhance reputation

      Caretaker manager drops Ronaldo but steers his side to a point at the Premier League leaders

      FootballNovember 28, 2021
      Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on November 27, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
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      Free-scoring Liverpool cruise past Southampton to close gap on Chelsea

      A 4-0 win at Anfield means Reds have set a new record of scoring at least two goals in 17 consecutive games

      FootballNovember 27, 2021
      Irresistible Cristiano Ronaldo up against Chelsea's immovable defence

      Manchester United's Portuguese star is bidding for 800 competitive goals, while the Blues have specialised in not conceding

      FootballNovember 26, 2021
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