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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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26. 1st December 2007
01 Dec '07Highlights including Aston Villa v Arsenal. Wigan v Man City, Blackburn v Newcastle and Chelsea v West Ham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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27. 2nd December 2007: Euro 2008 Finals Draw
02 Dec '07From Lucerne, the draw for next summer's soccer tournament in Switzerland and Austria.
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28. 2nd December 2007: FA Cup Second Round
02 Dec '07Harrogate Railway v Mansfield Town. All eyes on Station View and this second-round FA Cup fixture.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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29. 8th December 2007
08 Dec '07Gary Lineker introduces Premier League games, including Man Utd v Derby and Chelsea v Sunderland.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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30. 15th December 2007
15 Dec '07Highlights including Manchester City v Bolton, Fulham v Newcastle and West Ham v Everton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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31. 22nd December 2007
22 Dec '07Including Arsenal v Spurs and Portsmouth v Liverpool.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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32. 26th December 2007
26 Dec '07Highlights of all of today's Premiership action, including Sunderland against Man Utd.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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33. 29th December 2007
29 Dec '07All eyes will be on Carlos Tevez as he returns to the Boleyn Ground to face West Ham in a Man Utd shirt. Plus Chelsea v Newcastle and Everton v Arsenal.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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34. 5th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Aston Villa v Manchester United
05 Jan '08A match which surely encapsulates the magic of the FA Cup as these sides meet at this third-round stage for the fourth time in seven years.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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35. 5th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round
05 Jan '08Highlights including Aston Villa v Man Utd.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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36. 6th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Burnley v Arsenal
06 Jan '08A plum home-tie awaits the Clarets in the third round of the FA Cup. It's also the first time the Championship side has faced the Premier League Gunners since 1975/76.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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37. 6th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Stoke City v Newcastle United
06 Jan '08The Potters, three-time FA Cup semi-finalists, will be eager to make home advantage count as they seek a high-flying scalp at the expense of the perennially under-achieving Magpies.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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38. 12th January 2008
12 Jan '08Featuring Manchester United v Newcastle United, Middlesborough v Liverpool, Arsenal v Birmingham, Aston Villa v Reading, Everton v Manchester City, West Ham v Fulham and Derby County v Wigan Athletic.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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39. 19th January 2008
19 Jan '08Highlights including Fulham v Arsenal, Reading v Manchester United, and Birmingham v Chelsea.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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40. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough
26 Jan '08Coverage from Field Mill of the FA Cup fourth-round tie between relegation-threatened League Two side Mansfield Town and the Premier League's Middlesbrough
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Match of the Day (1964)
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41. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea
26 Jan '08Coverage from the JJB Stadium of this FA Cup fourth-round clash between two teams at opposite ends of the Premier League.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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42. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round
26 Jan '08Highlights of today's FA Cup fourth-round matches.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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43. 27th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
27 Jan '08An intriguing clash beckons for this FA Cup fourth round which on paper should be a win for the home team.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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44. 30th January 2008
30 Jan '08Gary Lineker introduces highlights of tonight's Premiership matches, which saw Manchester United entertain Portsmouth at Old Trafford, Everton face Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park, Chelsea play Reading at Stamford Bridge, West Ham United host Liverpool at the Boleyn Ground and Blackburn Rovers visit Aston Villa.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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45. 2nd February 2008
02 Feb '08Highlights of Manchester City's clash with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United. Plus, all the best action from Liverpool v Sunderland and Portsmouth v Chelsea.
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46. 6th February 2008: International Friendly
06 Feb '08New head coach Fabio Capello gets his first chance to take a look at the players he inherited from Steve McLaren as England take on Switzerland in a friendly at Wembley Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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47. 9th February 2008
09 Feb '08Highlights including Aston Villa v Newcastle, Everton v Reading, Derby County v Spurs and Sunderland v Wigan Athletic.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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48. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Bristol Rovers v Southampton
16 Feb '08Coverage from the Memorial Stadium of an FA Cup fifth-round tie which pitches League One against the Championship.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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49. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Arsenal
16 Feb '08This evening's FA Cup fifth-round tie pits the season's main Premier League contenders against each other at Old Trafford.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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50. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round
16 Feb '08FA Cup fifth-round highlights, including Chelsea's clash with Huddersfield and Liverpool v Barnsley.
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