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Match of the Day : Season 44
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Air date: 05 Aug '07 - 72 episodesMatch of the Day is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in English football's top division, the Premier League. It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 22 August 1964, though it has not always been aired regularly. The programme is broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford Quays on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester. MOTD is presented by former England captain Gary Lineker, who is usually joined by England teammate and former Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer and Liverpool and Scotland defender Alan Hansen as well as Mark Lawrenson. Over the years many famous and respected sports broadcasters have fine-tuned their skills on the programme, including Kenneth Wolstenholme, David Coleman, Barry Davies, John Motson, Jimmy Hill and Des Lynam.
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List of Episodes (72)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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1. 5th August 2007: FA Community Shield: Chelsea v Manchester United
05 Aug '07Gary Lineker presents highlights of the Community Shield, as Chelsea take on Manchester Utd.
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2. 11th August 2007
11 Aug '07Gary Lineker presents highlights from the opening matches of the Premier League season as Roy Keane's newly promoted Sunderland take on Spurs, while Derby County entertain Portsmouth. Also Liverpool visit Aston Villa, determined to get their season off to a winning start, and Sam Allardyce takes new club Newcastle United to former employers Bolton Wanderers. Plus, action from West Ham United v Manchester City and Everton v Wigan Athletic.
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3. 15th August 2007
15 Aug '07Highlights of the evening's Premier League action as Manchester United visit Portsmouth, where Alex Ferguson's men have lost three of their last four matches, while Chelsea goalie Cech won't be looking forward to the Blues' trip to Reading where he picked up a nasty injury last year.
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4. 18th August 2007
18 Aug '07Gary Lineker presents highlights from today's Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal's trip to Ewood Park, where last season they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Mark Hughes' Blackburn Rovers side. Elsewhere, Newcastle United host Aston Villa and Reading entertain Everton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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5. 22nd August 2007: International Friendly
22 Aug '07England v Germany. The two great rivals meet for the first time in a friendly at Wembley's new stadium.
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6. 25th August 2007
25 Aug '07Highlights of today's Premier League matches including Manchester City's visit to Arsenal, where they haven't won since 1975. Elsewhere, last season's strugglers West Ham and Wigan meet at Upton Park, and Liverpool visit Roy Keane 's newly promoted Sunderland.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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7. 1st September 2007
01 Sep '07Highlights of today's Premier League matches, including Roy Keane 's return to face former boss Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford where Sunderland visit Manchester United a venue they haven't won at for 39 years. Also Liverpool entertain newly promoted Derby County, whom they beat twice when the Rams were last in the top flight six seasons ago, Fulham and Spurs go head to head in a London derby at Craven Cottage, and Bolton take on Everton at the Reebok Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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8. 8th September 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
08 Sep '07England v Israel. Coverage of the crucial Euro 2008 qualifying match from Wembley Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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9. 12th September 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
12 Sep '07England v Russia. England take on Guus Hiddink's Russia in the second of this week's vital Euro 2008 Group E qualifying matches from Wembley Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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10. 15th September 2007
15 Sep '07Highlights of today's eight Premier League clashes, including Manchester United's trip to Everton, Portsmouth's clash with Liverpool and the north London derby between Spurs and Arsenal.
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11. 22nd September 2007
22 Sep '07Gary Lineker introduces highlights of this afternoon's Premier League matches, including Arsenal v Derby County and Reading v Wigan Athletic.
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12. 29th September 2007
29 Sep '07Highlights of today's Premier League clashes, including champions Manchester United up against former Red Devil Steve Bruce and his Birmingham City side and Liverpool's clash with Wigan.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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13. 6th October 2007
06 Oct '07Premier League highlights as Manchester United host Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa entertain West Ham.
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14. 13th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
13 Oct '07England v Estonia. Coverage of the Euro Group E qualifier at Wembley Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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15. 17th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
17 Oct '07Georgia v Scotland. Coverage of tonight's Euro 2008 Group B qualifier at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi.
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16. 17th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
17 Oct '07Gary Lineker introduces highlights of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia, staged earlier tonight at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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17. 20th October 2007
20 Oct '07Premier League highlights, including the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool.
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18. 27th October 2007
27 Oct '07Highlights including Chelsea v Manchester City and Manchester United v Middlesbrough.
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19. 3rd November 2007
03 Nov '07Highlights including Manchester United v Arsenal.
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20. 10th November 2007
10 Nov '07Highlights including Liverpool v Fulham and the Tyne/Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle.
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21. 11th November 2007: FA Cup First Round
11 Nov '07Torquay United v Yeovil Town. The magic of the FA Cup's first round comes to the West Country with a match involving two old rivals.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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22. 16th November 2007: International Friendly
16 Nov '07Highlights of the friendly between Austria and England at the Ernst Happel stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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23. 17th November 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifiers
17 Nov '07Highlights of today's Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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24. 21st November 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
21 Nov '07Steve McClaren's England play their final game in the 2008 qualifying campaign against Croatia in Group E at Wembley.
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25. 24th November 2007
24 Nov '07Including Newcastle v Liverpool and Bolton v Man Utd.
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