• Air date: 19 Aug '00 57 episodes
      ITV won back the Premier League highlights as part of a three year deal. They also obtained Nationwide League rights whilst the BBC regained the FA Cup and England games. It was a major blow to the BBC, but Match of the Day continued to show live FA Cup and European games.
  • List of Episodes (57)
    • 1. 19th August 2000

      19 Aug '00
      Gary Lineker returns with the best of the action and all the goals on the opening day of the Premiership.
    • 2. 23rd August 2000

      23 Aug '00
      Tonight's featured match is Derby County v Newcastle at St James' Park, where both will be hoping to start the current campaign in better form than they began the last. Plus action from other midweek matches.
    • 3. 25th August 2000: Uefa Super Cup Final: Galatasaray v Real Madrid

      25 Aug '00
      Coverage from Monaco's Stade Louis II stadium as European Cup champions Real Madrid meet UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray in the Super Cup final. Real will start favourites, with the world's most expensive player, Portugal's Euro 2000 star Luis Figo , in their line-up but Galatasaray should not be underestimated. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, golden-goal extra time will be played.
    • 4. 26th August 2000

      26 Aug '00
      Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson introduce the best of the day's Premiership action, featuring West Ham's performance against Manchester United.
    • 5. 6th September 2000

      06 Sep '00
      Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen present all the goals and highlights from the midweek Premiership programme. Tonight's games include Liverpool v Aston Villa at Anfield, which could see Michael Owen, David Ginola and Emile Heskey in action. Arsenal go head-to-head with Chelsea, Coventry take on Newcastle, Ipswich meet Leicester, Charlton entertain Southampton and Derby welcome Middlesbrough. Plus action from last night's Manchester United v Bradford and Everton v Tottenham matches.
    • 6. 9th September 2000

      09 Sep '00
      The best of the action from the day's Premiership games, including Chelsea's trip to Newcastle.
    • 7. 16th September 2000

      16 Sep '00
      The pick of the day's Premiership action focuses on Manchester United against Everton and includes a look at Coventry's trip to Arsenal, plus Ipswich at Leeds.
    • 8. 23rd September 2000

      23 Sep '00
      The best of the day's Premiership action focuses on Arsenal's visit to a newly promoted Ipswich, with highlights from Manchester United against Chelsea at Old Trafford.
    • 9. 28th September 2000: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Rapid Bucharest

      28 Sep '00
      Coverage of Liverpool's Uefa Cup first-round, second-leg tie against Romania's Rapid Bucharest at Anfield. After missing out on European football last season, Liverpool will be keen to have a long run in the competition they have won twice before.
    • 10. 30th September 2000

      30 Sep '00
      Featuring Manchester City v Newcastle United and Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur.
    • 11. 11th October 2000: World Cup Qualifier

      11 Oct '00
      England have not lost to Finland since 1985, winning in eight of their nine meetings. Tonight, they take on the Finns again in Helsinki.
    • 12. 14th October 2000

      14 Oct '00
      The best of the day's Premiership action, featuring Leicester City's vital game against Manchester United and highlights of Arsenal v Aston Villa and Chelsea v Sunderland.
    • 13. 21st October 2000

      21 Oct '00
      The best of the day's Premiership action, featuring Leicester City's game against Liverpool and highlights of Manchester United v Leeds.
    • 14. 26th October 2000: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Slovan Liberec

      26 Oct '00
      Coverage of Liverpool's Uefa Cup second-round, first-leg tie against Slovan Liberec at Anfield introduced by Gary Lineker.
    • 15. 28th October 2000

      28 Oct '00
      The best of the day's Premiership action, featuring Newcastle United's game against West Ham and Manchester City's trip to Arsenal.
    • 16. 4th November 2000

      04 Nov '00
      The best of the day's action, featuring Manchester United's game against Coventry at Highfield and the clash between Liverpool and Leeds at Elland Road.
    • 17. 11th November 2000

      11 Nov '00
      The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of Arsenal's game against Derby County at Highbury. Arsenal's current form suggests they are a force to be reckoned with this season while Derby have much work to do in order to gain their first Premiership win.
    • 18. 15th November 2000: International: Italy v England

      15 Nov '00
      Gary Lineker introduces highlights of England's friendly against Euro 2000 finalists Italy at Turin's Stadio Delle Alpi.
    • 19. 18th November 2000

      18 Nov '00
      The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of the derby match between Newcastle and Sunderland from St James' Park.
    • 20. 25th November 2000

      25 Nov '00
      The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of Chelsea's trip to Everton.
    • 21. 2nd December 2000

      02 Dec '00
      The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of Manchester United's game against Tottenham Hotspur.
    • 22. 7th December 2000: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Olymplakos

      07 Dec '00
      Coverage from Anfield of Liverpool's Uefa Cup third-round, second-leg match against Olympiakos, the champions of Greece.
    • 23. 9th December 2000

      09 Dec '00
      The best of the day's action, with highlights of the North East derby Middlesbrough v Sunderland.
    • 24. 16th December 2000

      16 Dec '00
      Highlights of Chelsea's game against Middlesbrough and Leeds' clash against Sunderland.
    • 25. 23rd December 2000

      23 Dec '00
      The best of the day's Premiership action, with highlights of Liverpool v Arsenal, Manchester United v Ipswich and, at the other end of the table, Chelsea v Bradford.