• Air date: 15 Aug '98 55 episodes
      Des Lynam presented 36 of the 45 League and Cup programmes plus eight more UEFA Cup shows. Gary Lineker also fronted five editions with Ray Stubbs hosting the remaining four.
  • List of Episodes (55)
    • 1. 15th August 1998

      15 Aug '98
      Highlights from three of today's opening fixtures in the new FA Premiership season including Newcastle United's match with newly promoted Charlton Athletic at St James' Park. Plus all the goals from the day's other matches.
    • 2. 17th August 1998

      17 Aug '98
      Latest action and stories from the world of football. Including a comprehensive review of the first weekend of the season.
    • 3. 22nd August 1998

      22 Aug '98
      Highlights from the second week of the Premiership campaign, including defending champions Arsenal's match against Liverpool at Anfield, Newcastle's visit to Chelsea and West Ham's match against Manchester United. Plus all the goals and key moments from the day's other Premiership matches.
    • 4. 24th August 1998

      24 Aug '98
      Ray Stubbs and a panel of experts review the latest action and stories from the world of football. Including highlights from the games involving Aston Villa against Middlesbrough, and Leeds against Blackburn.
    • 5. 28th August 1998: European Super Cup: Chelsea v Real Madrid

      28 Aug '98
      Coverage from the Stade Louis II in Monaco as European Cup Winners' Cup champions Chelsea, take on the European Champions League winners Real Madrid.
    • 6. 29th August 1998

      29 Aug '98
      Highlights from the third week of the Premiership campaign, including the match between Everton and Spurs at Goodison Park. Plus all the goals and key moments from the day's other matches, including the clash between defending champions Arsenal and newcomers Charlton, and Newcastle v Liverpool.
    • 7. 9th September 1998

      09 Sep '98
      Action from tonight's Premiership programme, including Liverpool v Coventry, and Chelsea's home game against champions Arsenal.
    • 8. 12th September 1998

      12 Sep '98
      Highlights from three of today's games in the FA Premiership, including Arsenal's visit to Leicester City.
    • 9. 15th September 1998: Uefa Cup

      15 Sep '98
      Highlights of tonight's first-round, first-leg matches in the Uefa Cup. Aston Villa take on Stromsgodset of Norway at Villa Park and Leeds United face Maritimo of Portugal at Elland Road. Plus action from Blackburn Rovers v Olympique Lyonnais.
    • 10. 19th September 1998

      19 Sep '98
      Highlights from three of today's matches in the FA Premiership including Aston Villa's visit to Leeds United. Plus all the news and goals from today's other Premiership games.
    • 11. 26th September 1998

      26 Sep '98
      Premiership action, including highlights of the match between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal, at Hillsborough plus news and goals from today's other games.
    • 12. 29th September 1998: Uefa Cup: Olympique Lyonnais v Blackburn Rovers

      29 Sep '98
      Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup first-round, second-leg match from Lyon France. Despite looking the most likely team to score for much of the first leg, Blackburn Rovers succumbed to a spectacular late winner from Lyon defender Jacek Bak to trail on going into this evening's clash. Manager Roy Hodgson 's men need to reverse the poor scoring record that has seen them struggle to keep up with the early-season pace in the FA Premiership, especially as they can expect to face a defensive Olympique
    • 13. 3rd October 1998

      03 Oct '98
      A roundup of today's Premiership action, with the focus on Southampton v Manchester United, Leeds United v Leicester City and Wimbledon v Everton.
    • 14. 10th October 1998: Euro 2000 Qualifiers

      10 Oct '98
      After their 3-0 defeat at the hands of Turkey, Northern Ireland were hoping to make amends in their Euro qualifying campaign against Finland.
    • 15. 14th October 1998: Euro 2000 Qualifiers

      14 Oct '98
      Highlights of England's crucial Euro 2000 championship qualifying match against Luxembourg. Plus in tonight's other qualifiers Scotland play the Faroe Islands and Wales play Belarus.
    • 16. 17th October 1998

      17 Oct '98
      Featuring highlights from the 159th Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park.
    • 17. 20th October 1998: Uefa Cup: AS Roma v Leeds United

      20 Oct '98
      Coverage of this evening's Uefa Cup second-round, first-leg match from the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Leeds endured the drama of a penalty shootout against Maritimo of Portugal to land this potentially difficult second-round clash with the club that finished fourth in Italy's Serie A last season. Roma comfortably overcame Danish side Silkeborg 3-0 on aggregate in their first-round tie and can boast a formidable multi-national squad that includes two stars of Brazil's France 98 World Cup party-Cafu
    • 18. 24th October 1998

      24 Oct '98
      Highlights from three of today's games in the FA Premiership including Tottenham's match with Newcastle United at White Hart Lane - George Graham's first home game since becoming Tottenham's boss. Ruud Gullit is also a relative newcomer to his Newcastle job having taken over from Kenny Dalglish earlier this season.
    • 19. 31st October 1998

      31 Oct '98
      Highlights from three of today's FA Premiership games including Chelsea's match with early season pacesetters Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.
    • 20. 3rd November 1998: Uefa Cup: Leeds United v AS Roma

      03 Nov '98
      Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup second-round, second-leg match from Elland Road. Leeds battled hard in the first leg at Rome's Olympic stadium to come away defeated by the only goal of the game, a 17th minute strike by Roma's Marco Delvecchio , and were unlucky not to earn at least a draw after hitting the post twice. Their performance was made all the more impressive considering the club's recent managerial difficulties, a Uefa touchline ban for caretaker-boss David O'Leary and the second-half
    • 21. 7th November 1998

      07 Nov '98
      Highlights of the match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur, from Villa Park. Plus the best of today's action and goals from the rest of the Premiership programme.
    • 22. 14th November 1998

      14 Nov '98
      Highlights of today's Premiership match between Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers, at Old Trafford. Plus the best of today's action, goals from the rest of the Premiership programme, and highlights of the first round of the FA Cup.
    • 23. 21st November 1998

      21 Nov '98
      Highlights from three of today's matches in the FA Premiership, including Aston Villa's game with Liverpool at Villa Park.
    • 24. 24th November 1998: Uefa Cup: Celta Vigo v Liverpool

      24 Nov '98
      Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup third-round, first-leg match from Balaidos Stadium in Spain. Liverpool provided the only success story in an otherwise disastrous Uefa Cup second round for the English clubs. Their passage to the third round was earned with a 2-2 second-leg draw in Valencia that secured an away-goals victory. Now the Reds face a tricky away match against another Spanish side, Celta Vigo, the team that knocked out Aston Villa in the last round and who have made a very strong start
    • 25. 28th November 1998

      28 Nov '98
      Highlights from three of today's matches in the FA Premiership, including Chelsea's game against Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. Plus all the goals from the rest of the day's Premiership programme.