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Match of the Day : Season 49
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Air date: 18 Aug '12 - 83 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 (83)
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Match of the Day (1964)
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26. 16th December 2012: FIFA World Club Cup Final
16 Dec '12Coverage of the Fifa World Club Cup final between Champions League winners Chelsea and Copa Libertadores holders Corinthians, from the International Stadium Yokohama.
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27. 22nd December 2012
22 Dec '12Gabby Logan introduces the best of the action from Saturday's Premier League matches, with studio guest Alan Hansen. Fixtures include Manchester City v Reading.
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28. 26th December 2012
26 Dec '12Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's Premier League games, with expert analysis from Mark Lawrenson and Alan Shearer. Fixtures include Manchester United v Newcastle.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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29. 29th December 2012
29 Dec '12Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's eight Premier League games, including Manchester City's trip to Norwich, and Manchester United's clash with West Brom.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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30. 1st January 2013
01 Jan '13Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the first seven Premier League fixtures of 2013, including Wigan v Manchester United, Manchester City v Stoke City, and West Ham v Norwich.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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31. 2nd January 2013
02 Jan '13Colin Murray presents highlights of the night's three Premier League games: Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers, Liverpool v Sunderland, and Newcastle United v Everton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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32. 12th January 2013
12 Jan '13Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action and reaction from the day's eight Premier League matches, which include Stoke v Chelsea, Everton v Swansea and Reading v West Brom.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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33. 19th January 2013
19 Jan '13Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action and reaction from the day's seven Premier League matches, including West Ham v QPR, West Brom v Aston Villa and Liverpool v Norwich.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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34. 30th January 2013
30 Jan '13Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Arsenal v Liverpool, Manchester United v Southampton, Reading v Chelsea, Norwich v Tottenham, Everton v West Brom, and Fulham v West Ham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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35. 2nd February 2013
02 Feb '13Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action from the Premier League, with matches including Fulham v Manchester United, Arsenal v Stoke and Newcastle v Chelsea.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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36. 6th February 2013: International Friendly
06 Feb '13Wales v Austria. Jason Mohammad presents highlights of Wales' friendly with Austria at The Liberty Stadium. Plus highlights of Wales U21 v Iceland U21. Robbie Savage guests.
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37. 9th February 2013
09 Feb '13Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League. Matches include Southampton v Manchester City, Tottenham v Newcastle and Sunderland v Arsenal.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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38. 23rd February 2013
23 Feb '13Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action and reaction from the day's six Premier League matches, which include QPR v Manchester United and Arsenal v Aston Villa.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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39. 2nd March 2013
02 Mar '13Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's eight Premier League games, with analysis from Alan Shearer. Manchester United host Norwich at Old Trafford
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40. 9th March 2013
09 Mar '13Dan Walker introduces the best of the action from the Premier League. Southampton travel to Norwich, QPR host Sunderland, Reading welcome Aston Villa, and West Brom play Swansea.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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41. 16th March 2013
16 Mar '13Gary Lineker introduces Premier League action and reaction, with matches including Everton v Manchester City, Aston Villa v QPR and Southampton v Liverpool.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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42. 26th March 2013: World Cup Qualifier: Northern Ireland v Israel
26 Mar '13Stephen Watson and Iain Dowie present extended highlights of Northern Ireland's match against Israel. Commentary comes from Jackie Fullerton.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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43. 26th March 2013: World Cup Qualifier: Wales v Croatia
26 Mar '13Jason Mohammad with action and reaction from Wales' must-win World Cup qualifier against Croatia at the Liberty Stadium. Plus, highlights of Wales U21 v Moldova U21.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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44. 30th March 2013
30 Mar '13Gary Lineker introduces highlights from seven Premier League games, including Manchester City against Newcastle, Sunderland v Manchester United and Swansea v Tottenham.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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45. 6th April 2013
06 Apr '13Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights featuring Reading v Southampton, Norwich v Swansea, Stoke v Aston Villa and West Brom v Arsenal.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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46. 13th April 2013
13 Apr '13Gary Lineker presents highlights of five crucial Premier League games, with analysis from Alan Hansen, Martin Keown and David Moyes.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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47. 20th April 2013
20 Apr '13Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action and reaction from the Premier League. Much of the focus is on the bottom end of the table, and the fight to avoid relegation.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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48. 27th April 2013
27 Apr '13Action from the Premier League. Including Wigan v Tottenham, Stoke v Norwich, Man City v West Ham, Everton v Fulham and Southampton v West Brom.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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49. 4th May 2013
04 May '13Action from seven top-flight Premier League matches, including West Bromwich Albion v Wigan, Fulham v Reading, QPR v Arsenal, Norwich v Aston Villa and West Ham v Newcastle.
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Match of the Day (1964)
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50. 11th May 2013
11 May '13Highlights of the Premier League game between Aston Villa and Chelsea, with Chelsea in need of a strong finish to the season if they are to qualify for the Champions League.
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