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BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
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BBC's football highlights and analysis. "The longest-running football television programme in the world" as recognised by Guinness World Records in 2015.
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Episode 1
The 34th season of Match of the Day kicks off with highlights of the first-ever top flight match in promoted Barnsley's 100-year history, as they take on West Ham at Oakwell. Also, there's action from Wimbledon v Liverpool, with Norwegian midfielder Oyvind Leonhardsen making a swift return to his former club. Plus key action and goals from the day's other Premiership games.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen
Episode 2
Highlights from tonight's FA Premiership match between champions Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford. Manchester United are chasing their fifth Premiership title in six seasons, but Southampton only just avoided relegation last time around. Featuring all the goals and key moments in tonight's other Premiership matches.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen
Episode 3
Highlights of two of today's top matches in the FA Premiership, including the game between Newcastle United and Aston Villa from St James' Park.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 4
Highlights of two of tonight's top fixtures in the FA Premiership, including Everton v Manchester United at Goodison Park. Plus the other goals and main talking points in the division.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 5
Including highlights of the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Highbury.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 6
Action from two of today's key matches in the FA Premiership, including Leicester City's game against Spurs at Filbert Street. Plus the Goal of the Month competition,
Guest stars Des Lynam, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 7
Coverage of the Uefa Cup first-round, first-leg clash at Parkhead, Glasgow. Liverpool are twice winners of this competition, in 1973 and 1976, but haven't reached a European final since 1985. Celtic are now under new manager Wim Jensen, and their last Uefa Cup appearance saw them lose to Sporting Lisbon in the second round in 1993-94.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 8
Highlights of two of today's key matches in the FA Premiership, including Bolton v Manchester United.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 9
Highlights of two matches in the FA Premiership, including Manchester United v Chelsea. Plus goals and news from tonight's other games.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen
Episode 10
Highlights of two of today's key matches in the FA Premiership, including Derby v Southampton.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson
Episode 11
Coverage of the second leg of the Uefa Cup first-round tie from Anfield. Liverpool's late equaliser in the first leg, scored by Steve McManaman, gives them two away goals to add to their home advantage. But as Celtic have already proved, they will be no easy match for the Reds.
Guest stars David Pleat, Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 12
Highlights of two of today's key matches in the FA Premiership, including Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson
Episode 13
Highlights of two of the day's Premiership games, including the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool. Plus the day's other goals.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 14
Coverage of the first leg of the Uefa Cup second-round tie from the Stade de la Meinau. Both sides defeated Scottish opposition in the first round of the competition, Strasbourg twice dispatching Rangers 2-1, and Liverpool seeing off Celtic thanks to a last-minute Steve McManaman equaliser in the 2-2 first leg, before the goalless second clash.
Guest stars David Pleat, Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 15
Highlights from the day's top Premiership games including the fixture at Anfield between Liverpool and Derby County.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 16
Highlight from two of today's top Premiership games, including Derby County v Arsenal from Pride Park. Plus all the goals from today's other games, and October's Goal of the Month competition.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 17
Coverage of the second leg of the Uefa Cup second-round tie, from Anfield. Liverpool go into this match battling a 3-0 deficit from the first leg a fortnight ago and an away goal past Reds' keeper David James could be the final clincher for Strasbourg.
Guest stars David Pleat, Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 18
Highlights from two of today's top FA Premiership games, including Blackburn Rovers v Everton. There is news and goals from all the Premiership games.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 19
Highlights from two of today's FA Cup first-round ties, including Hull City's match against Hednesford Town at Boothferry Park. Plus other main talking points from first-round matches.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 20
Highlights of two of the day's top FA Premiership matches, including championship contenders Arsenal's visit to Sheffield Wednesday. Plus other main talking points from today's games.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 21
Highlights of two of the day's top Premiership matches, including West Ham's game against Aston Villa. Plus other main talking points from today's Premiership games.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 22
Highlights of two of the day's top FA Premiership matches, including Liverpool against Manchester United at Anfield. Plus action from today's Premiership games, and a chance to enter November's Goal of the Month competition.
Guest stars Jimmy Hill, Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 23
Highlights of two of the day's top FA Premiership matches, including Arsenal against Blackburn Rovers at Highbury. Plus the rest of today's goals and action from the Premiership games.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 24
Highlights of two of the day's top FA Premiership matches, including the game between Leicester City and Everton at Filbert Street. Plus the rest of today's goals and other main talking points.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 25
Highlights of two of the day's top FA Premiership matches, including Newcastle United v Liverpool at St James' Park.
Guest stars Peter Drury, Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Trevor Brooking, Barry Davies, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 26
Highlights from two of today's top ties from the FA Cup third round and news from the other matches. Plus a chance to enter the December Goal of the Month competition.
Guest stars Jimmy Hill, Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Trevor Brooking, Barry Davies, John Motson
Episode 27
Highlights from tonight's FA Cup third-round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham at White Hart Lane.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 28
Highlights of the Premiership fixture between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Plus goals and talking points from all the day's Premiership matches.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 29
Highlights of two of the day's games in the FA Premiership, including Coventry against Arsenal at Highfield Road. Plus the day's other Premiership goals and news.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 30
Highlights of two of today's top FA Cup fourth-round matches.
Guest stars Jimmy Hill, Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson
Episode 31
Highlights of tonight's FA Cup fourth-round match between Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers at Hillsborough.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 32
Action from the FA Premiership, including, from Anfield, two clubs still hoping to challenge for the title, Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 33
Highlights from today's FA Premiership games, including the match at Pride Park between Derby County and Aston Villa. Plus January's Goal of the Month competition.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Gerald Sinstadt, Alan Hansen, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 34
Highlights of two of today's games in the fifth round of the FA Cup, including West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers at Upton Park. Plus other goals and talking points from today's FA Cup and Premiership action.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Gerald Sinstadt, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 35
Coverage of today's two matches in the FA Cup fifth round. The action centres on Arsenal's match against Crystal Palace at Highbury with highlights of Manchester Utd's home tie against Barnsley.
Guest stars David Pleat, Des Lynam, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 36
Highlights of two of today's FA Premiership games, including Manchester Utd v Derby County at Old Trafford.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen
Episode 37
Highlights of the FA Premiership top-of-the-table clash between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, plus the goals from all of today's other Premiership games.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 38
Coverage of the Uefa Cup quarter-final first-leg tie, from Estadio Vicente Calderon. Brian Little's Aston Villa are the last remaining English representatives in this competition, having conquered Bordeaux, Athletic Bilbao and Steaua Bucharest in the three previous rounds. Atletico Madrid, managed by former Luton Town player Radomir Antic, could, however, be the toughest opponents Aston Villa have met in the Uefa Cup so far, having already knocked out Leicester City, Salonika and Croatia Zagreb. But Villa, who won the European Cup in 1982, should be capable of pulling off a good result.
Guest stars David Pleat, Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 39
Highlights of today's FA Cup quarter-final action. Plus a roundup of goals from all the other Premiership matches.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 40
Highlights of today's FA Cup quarter-final games.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 41
Highlights of two of today's top games in the FA Premiership, including the top-of-the-table clash between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford. PIus today's other Premiership goals and talking points.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Barry Davies, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 42
Highlights of two of today's FA Premiership games, including Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur from Selhurst Park.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 43
Highlights of two of today's FA Premiership matches, including Everton's visit to Tottenham at White Hart Lane. Plus a chance to enter the March Goal of the Month competition.
Guest stars Jon Champion, Gerald Sinstadt, Trevor Brooking, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 44
Desmond Lynam introduces highlights from today's FA Cup semi-finals: Sheffield Utd v Newcastle Utd and Wolves v Arsenal.
Guest stars Des Lynam
Episode 45
Highlights of today's crucial FA Premiership clash between Manchester United and Liverpool from Old Trafford.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Trevor Brooking
Episode 46
Highlights of two of today's FA Premiership games, including Newcastle United's visit to Arsenal. Plus the day's other Premiership goals and talking points.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 47
Highlights of today's Premiership match at Ewood Park when Arsenal visit Blackburn Rovers. With less than a month to go before the end of the season the pressure is on for both sides. Arsenal are in title contention, after their 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford last month, while Blackburn are heavily involved in the chase for Uefa Cup places next season. Plus the day's other Premiership goals and news.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Trevor Brooking, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 48
Highlights of tonight's Uefa Cup semi-final, second leg between Spartak Moscow and Inter Milan.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking
Episode 49
Highlights of two of today's key Premiership games, including Manchester Utd's clash with Newcastle Utd at Old Trafford.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 50
Highlights of the Premiership match between bottom-of-the-table strugglers Barnsley and title-chasing Arsenal at Oakwell. Plus action and goals from the day's other top games.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 51
Highlights of a crucial day in the FA Premiership, as both Bolton and Barnsley battle to avoid relegation to the first division. Bolton are at home to Crystal Palace, while Barnsley play Leicester City. Plus a chance to enter April's Goal of the Month competition.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Tony Gubba, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 52
Coverage from the Parc des Princes in Paris. There's been an Italian club in this final for the last nine years, and Inter are the favourites in this year's all-Italian clash. This is partly because they have won twice this decade (in 1991 and 1994, the last match against fellow Italians Roma), but largely because they now boast the brilliant Brazilian star Ronaldo among their players. Ronaldo, who transferred to Inter from Barcelona for £19.5m, added to his track record when he scored both winning goals in the second leg of Inter's semi-final against Spartak Moscow. He will almost certainly play for Brazil in the World Cup later this year. For Lazio, whose first European final this is, the attack will be led by another player bound for the World Cup, Croatian Alen Boksic, who scored the only goal of the semi-final against Atletico Madrid.
Guest stars David Ginola, David Pleat, Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Alan Hansen
Episode 53
Highlights of the two leading games from the final day of the FA Premiership season.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies, John Motson
Episode 54
Coverage from the Rasunda Stadium, Stockholm, as Chelsea strive to win the European Cup Winners' Cup for the second time in their history. In Chelsea's only other appearance in a European final, they won the trophy in 1971, beating Real Madrid 2-1 in a replay in Athens. If player-manager Gianluca Vialli's talented, multi-national squad triumphs tonight it will be the third time an English club has won this tournament since England's readmission to European competition in 1990. Chelsea secured their place in Stockholm with a stirring semi-final victory over Italian side Vicenza, with Mark Hughes volleying the aggregate winner 14 minutes from time in the second leg at Stamford Bridge. In the other semi-final Stuttgart overcame Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia with a 3-1 aggregate win.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Martin O'Neill, Alan Hansen, Barry Davies
Episode 55
Highlights of this afternoon's FA Cup final from Wembley between Arsenal and Newcastle United. Arsenal could put the seal on a triumphant season by completing the double with this trophy, which they last won in 1993. Newcastle, meanwhile, have had a disappointing league season and are looking to lift the FA Cup for the first time since 1955. Plus the result of the Goal of the Season competition, and highlights of this afternoon's Scottish Cup final between Hearts and Rangers.
Guest stars Des Lynam, Trevor Brooking, Alan Hansen, John Motson
Episode 56
Highlights of the Group A game between Morocco and Norway, from the Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier. Norway are Scotland's next opponents and have not lost a game en route to France.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Tony Gubba
Episode 57
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of host nation France's opening Group C game against South Africa, at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille this evening, plus coverage of this afternoon's opening clash in Group D, Paraguay v Bulgaria, in Montpellier. Also, action from the Denmark v Saudi Arabia Group C match in Lens.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba
Episode 58
Highlights of the opening games from Group H which saw Argentina face Japan and Jamaica play Croatia. Plus action from the Group F game between Yugoslavia and Iran.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, Ally McCoist, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 59
Highlights of the second set of games from Group A, in which Scotland take on Norway in Bordeaux and Brazil face Morocco in Nantes.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, Martin O'Neill, Barry Davies, John Motson, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 60
Highlights of Italy's second game in Group B, against Cameroon, played earlier this evening in Montpellier. Plus brief highlights of this afternoon's Group B game between Chile and Austria.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle, Jimmy Hill, Tony Gubba, Martin O'Neill, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 61
Highlights of Japan v Croatia, Holland v South Korea and Belgium v Mexico.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Martin O'Neill, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 62
Highlights of England's second match of the tournament, against Romania, played earlier this evening at the Stade Municipal in Toulouse. Plus brief highlights of this afternoon's other Group G match between Colombia and Tunisia.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, David Pleat, Ally McCoist, Martin O'Neill, Barry Davies
Episode 63
A roundup of action on the day when final placings were decided in two groups. In Group D Spain met Bulgaria, and Nigeria played Paraguay. In Group C France faced Denmark, and South Africa played Saudi Arabia.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, Ally McCoist, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 64
A roundup of the action on the day teams in Groups E and F played their last group matches.
Guest stars Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, Ally McCoist, Jon Champion, Tony Gubba, Mark Lawrenson
Episode 65
Highlights of today's play.
Where to watch Match of the DayEpisode 66
Highlights from today's second-round games.
Where to watch Match of the DayEpisode 67
Highlights of today's matches between the winners and runners-up in Groups E and F.
Where to watch Match of the DayEpisode 68
Highlights of today's matches between the winners and runners-up in Groups G and H.
Where to watch Match of the DayEpisode 69
Highlights of today's quarter-final matches.
Where to watch Match of the DayEpisode 70
Highlights from tonight's semi-final match.
Where to watch Match of the DayEpisode 71
Highlights of tonight's second semi-final at the Stade de France, Paris.
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