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Match of the Day : Season 48
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Air date: 07 Aug '11 - 93 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 (93)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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26. 18th December 2011: Championship
18 Dec '11Coverage of the Championship clash between Portsmouth and Southampton. Just 18 months ago Pompey were a top flight team, two divisions above their south coast rivals.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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27. 21st December 2011
21 Dec '11Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Manchester City meet Stoke in a rematch of last season's FA Cup final, while Manchester United face Fulham at Craven Cottage.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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28. 26th December 2011
26 Dec '11Gary Lineker is joined by guests Alan Shearer and Mark Lawrenson for highlights and analysis of the eight Boxing Day fixtures in the Premier League.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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29. 31st December 2011
31 Dec '11Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Amongst the featured games are Manchester United welcoming Blackburn to Old Trafford and Aston Villa travelling to play Chelsea.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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30. 2nd January 2012
02 Jan '12Gabby Logan is joined by guests Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer for highlights and analysis of five Premier League matches, including a London derby as Arsenal travel to Fulham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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31. 4th January 2012
04 Jan '12Gabby Logan is joined by Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson to discuss five Premier League games played out over consecutive nights, including Manchester United's trip to Newcastle.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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32. 11th January 2012: League Cup Semi-Final: Manchester City v Liverpool
11 Jan '12Gary Lineker hosts coverage from the Etihad Stadium of the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Liverpool.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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33. 14th January 2012
14 Jan '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League games, including Manchester United v Bolton, Chelsea v Sunderland, Liverpool v Stoke and Spurs v Wolves.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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34. 21st January 2012
21 Jan '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's eight Premier League games, including the match between Norwich and Chelsea at Carrow Road.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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35. 24th January 2012: League Cup Semi-Final: Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
24 Jan '12Gary Lineker presents coverage of the League Cup semi-final second leg between Championship teams Cardiff City and Crystal Palace.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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36. 31st January 2012
31 Jan '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights from a busy night in the Premier League, with this season's big three all in action, and reflects on all the moves as the transfer window closes.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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37. 4th February 2012
04 Feb '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League games. Including matches between Manchester City and Fulham, QPR v Wolves, West Brom v Swansea and Norwich v Bolton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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38. 11th February 2012
11 Feb '12Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the day's Premier League games. These include a clash between fierce rivals Manchester United and Liverpool.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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39. 25th February 2012
25 Feb '12Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the Barclays Premier League, including QPR v Fulham, Manchester City v Blackburn and Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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40. 26th February 2012: League Cup Final: Cardiff City v Liverpool
26 Feb '12Gary Lineker presents coverage from Wembley of the League Cup final between Championship club Cardiff City and Premier League side Liverpool.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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41. 29th February 2012: International Friendly
29 Feb '12Northern Ireland v Norway. Stephen Watson presents highlights of the friendly match between Northern Ireland and Norway, as Michael O'Neill makes his debut as manager.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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42. 3rd March 2012
03 Mar '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of seven Premier League games, including the match between Champions League hopefuls Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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43. 4th March 2012: Championship
04 Mar '12Cardiff City v West Ham United. Gabby Logan presents coverage of the Championship game between promotion rivals Cardiff City and West Ham United.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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44. 10th March 2012
10 Mar '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, with analysis from Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson. Matches include Swansea v Manchester City and Everton v Tottenham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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45. 11th March 2012: Championship
11 Mar '12Middlesbrough v Leeds. Mark Chapman presents coverage from The Riverside as Middlesbrough take on Leeds United in the Championship.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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46. 17th March 2012
17 Mar '12Gary Lineker presents goals, highlights and reaction from the Premier League, as Swansea travel down the M4 to face Fulham, and Wigan play host to West Brom at the DW Stadium.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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47. 21st March 2012
21 Mar '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the midweek Premier League action as the battles at both ends of the table intensify, with title contenders Manchester City facing Chelsea.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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48. 24th March 2012
24 Mar '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, with analysis from Alan Shearer and Lee Dixon. Manchester City head to Stoke, and Bolton entertain Blackburn.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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49. 31st March 2012: Championship
31 Mar '12Jake Humphrey introduces coverage from Bloomfield Road of the Championship encounter between promotion contenders Blackpool and Southampton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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50. 31st March 2012
31 Mar '12Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, with analysis from Alan Shearer and Alan Hansen. Games include Manchester City v Sunderland and Wolves v Bolton.
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