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Episodes (72)
1. 5th August 2007: FA Community Shield: Chelsea v Manchester United
Aired 5 August 2007 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the Community Shield, as Chelsea take on Manchester Utd.
2. 11th August 2007
Aired 11 August 2007 • 80 min
Gary 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.
3. 15th August 2007
Aired 15 August 2007 • 80 min
Highlights 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.
4. 18th August 2007
Aired 18 August 2007 • 80 min
Gary 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.
5. 22nd August 2007: International Friendly
Aired 22 August 2007 • 80 min
England v Germany. The two great rivals meet for the first time in a friendly at Wembley's new stadium.
6. 25th August 2007
Aired 25 August 2007 • 80 min
Highlights 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.
7. 1st September 2007
Aired 1 September 2007 • 80 min
Highlights 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.
8. 8th September 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
Aired 8 September 2007 • 80 min
England v Israel. Coverage of the crucial Euro 2008 qualifying match from Wembley Stadium.
9. 12th September 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
Aired 12 September 2007 • 80 min
England 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.
10. 15th September 2007
Aired 15 September 2007 • 80 min
Highlights 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.
11. 22nd September 2007
Aired 22 September 2007 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of this afternoon's Premier League matches, including Arsenal v Derby County and Reading v Wigan Athletic.
12. 29th September 2007
Aired 29 September 2007 • 80 min
Highlights 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.
13. 6th October 2007
Aired 6 October 2007 • 80 min
Premier League highlights as Manchester United host Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa entertain West Ham.
14. 13th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
Aired 13 October 2007 • 80 min
England v Estonia. Coverage of the Euro Group E qualifier at Wembley Stadium.
15. 17th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
Aired 17 October 2007 • 80 min
Georgia v Scotland. Coverage of tonight's Euro 2008 Group B qualifier at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi.
16. 17th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
Aired 17 October 2007 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia, staged earlier tonight at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
17. 20th October 2007
Aired 20 October 2007 • 80 min
Premier League highlights, including the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool.
18. 27th October 2007
Aired 27 October 2007 • 80 min
Highlights including Chelsea v Manchester City and Manchester United v Middlesbrough.
19. 3rd November 2007
Aired 3 November 2007 • 80 min
Highlights including Manchester United v Arsenal.
20. 10th November 2007
Aired 10 November 2007 • 80 min
Highlights including Liverpool v Fulham and the Tyne/Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle.
21. 11th November 2007: FA Cup First Round
Aired 11 November 2007 • 80 min
Torquay 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.
22. 16th November 2007: International Friendly
Aired 16 November 2007 • 80 min
Highlights of the friendly between Austria and England at the Ernst Happel stadium.
23. 17th November 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifiers
Aired 17 November 2007 • 80 min
Highlights of today's Euro 2008 qualifiers.
24. 21st November 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier
Aired 21 November 2007 • 80 min
Steve McClaren's England play their final game in the 2008 qualifying campaign against Croatia in Group E at Wembley.
25. 24th November 2007
Aired 24 November 2007 • 80 min
Including Newcastle v Liverpool and Bolton v Man Utd.
26. 1st December 2007
Aired 1 December 2007 • 80 min
Highlights including Aston Villa v Arsenal. Wigan v Man City, Blackburn v Newcastle and Chelsea v West Ham.
27. 2nd December 2007: Euro 2008 Finals Draw
Aired 2 December 2007 • 80 min
From Lucerne, the draw for next summer's soccer tournament in Switzerland and Austria.
28. 2nd December 2007: FA Cup Second Round
Aired 2 December 2007 • 80 min
Harrogate Railway v Mansfield Town. All eyes on Station View and this second-round FA Cup fixture.
29. 8th December 2007
Aired 8 December 2007 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League games, including Man Utd v Derby and Chelsea v Sunderland.
30. 15th December 2007
Aired 15 December 2007 • 80 min
Highlights including Manchester City v Bolton, Fulham v Newcastle and West Ham v Everton.
31. 22nd December 2007
Aired 22 December 2007 • 80 min
Including Arsenal v Spurs and Portsmouth v Liverpool.
32. 26th December 2007
Aired 26 December 2007 • 80 min
Highlights of all of today's Premiership action, including Sunderland against Man Utd.
33. 29th December 2007
Aired 29 December 2007 • 80 min
All 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.
34. 5th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Aston Villa v Manchester United
Aired 5 January 2008 • 80 min
A 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.
35. 5th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round
Aired 5 January 2008 • 80 min
Highlights including Aston Villa v Man Utd.
36. 6th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Burnley v Arsenal
Aired 6 January 2008 • 80 min
A 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.
37. 6th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Stoke City v Newcastle United
Aired 6 January 2008 • 80 min
The 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.
38. 12th January 2008
Aired 12 January 2008 • 80 min
Featuring 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.
39. 19th January 2008
Aired 19 January 2008 • 80 min
Highlights including Fulham v Arsenal, Reading v Manchester United, and Birmingham v Chelsea.
40. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough
Aired 26 January 2008 • 80 min
Coverage from Field Mill of the FA Cup fourth-round tie between relegation-threatened League Two side Mansfield Town and the Premier League's Middlesbrough
41. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea
Aired 26 January 2008 • 80 min
Coverage from the JJB Stadium of this FA Cup fourth-round clash between two teams at opposite ends of the Premier League.
42. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round
Aired 26 January 2008 • 80 min
Highlights of today's FA Cup fourth-round matches.
43. 27th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur
Aired 27 January 2008 • 80 min
An intriguing clash beckons for this FA Cup fourth round which on paper should be a win for the home team.
44. 30th January 2008
Aired 30 January 2008 • 80 min
Gary 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.
45. 2nd February 2008
Aired 2 February 2008 • 80 min
Highlights 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.
46. 6th February 2008: International Friendly
Aired 6 February 2008 • 80 min
New 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.
47. 9th February 2008
Aired 9 February 2008 • 80 min
Highlights including Aston Villa v Newcastle, Everton v Reading, Derby County v Spurs and Sunderland v Wigan Athletic.
48. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Bristol Rovers v Southampton
Aired 16 February 2008 • 80 min
Coverage from the Memorial Stadium of an FA Cup fifth-round tie which pitches League One against the Championship.
49. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Arsenal
Aired 16 February 2008 • 80 min
This evening's FA Cup fifth-round tie pits the season's main Premier League contenders against each other at Old Trafford.
50. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round
Aired 16 February 2008 • 80 min
FA Cup fifth-round highlights, including Chelsea's clash with Huddersfield and Liverpool v Barnsley.
51. 17th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Sheffield United v Middlesbrough
Aired 17 February 2008 • 80 min
A more even fifth-round FA Cup match than appears on paper could be in the offing at Bramall Lane.
52. 23rd February 2008
Aired 23 February 2008 • 80 min
Action from today's Premier League fixtures, which included Manchester United's visit to Newcastle and Arsenal's trip to Birmingham City. Plus Liverpool v Middlesbrough and Portsmouth v Sunderland.
53. 1st March 2008
Aired 1 March 2008 • 80 min
Including Fulham v Man Utd and West Ham v Chelsea.
54. 8th March 2008: FA Cup Sixth Round: Barnsley v Chelsea
Aired 8 March 2008 • 80 min
Coverage of the quarter-final from Oakwell as Championship side Barnsley take on FA Cup holders Chelsea.
55. 8th March 2008
Aired 8 March 2008 • 80 min
The day's Premier League and FA Cup highlights.
56. 9th March 2008: FA Cup Sixth Round: Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
Aired 9 March 2008 • 80 min
Boro's prize for their dramatic late winner against Sheffield Utd is a home tie against further Championship opposition, in this vital FA Cup quarter-final.
57. 9th March 2008: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
Aired 9 March 2008 • 80 min
Gabby Logan introduces the weekend's final FA Cup quarter-final match, as the League One team host the Championship high flyers at the Memorial Ground.
58. 15th March 2008
Aired 15 March 2008 • 80 min
Premier League highlights, including Derby County v Manchester United and Sunderland v Chelsea.
59. 20th March 2008: Women's European Championship Qualifier
Aired 20 March 2008 • 80 min
England v Czech Republic. Coverage of this evening's Group One qualifier in the Women's European championship.
60. 22nd March 2008
Aired 22 March 2008 • 80 min
Premier League highlights, including Aston Villa v Sunderland and Bolton v Manchester City.
61. 26th March 2008: International friendly
Aired 26 March 2008 • 80 min
Highlights of tonight's intriguing international friendly between France and England from the Stade de France in Paris.
62. 29th March 2008
Aired 29 March 2008 • 80 min
Including Bolton v Arsenal, Chelsea v Middlesbrough, Man United v Aston Villa and Reading v Blackburn.
63. 5th April 2008: FA Cup Semi Final
Aired 5 April 2008 • 80 min
West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth. Coverage of the first FA Cup semi-final clash from Wembley Stadium.
64. 12th April 2008
Aired 12 April 2008 • 80 min
Birmingham v Everton and Bolton v West Ham.
65. 19th April 2008
Aired 19 April 2008 • 80 min
Arsenal v Reading and Blackburn v Manchester Utd.
66. 26th April 2008
Aired 26 April 2008 • 80 min
Chelsea v Man Utd and Middlesbrough v Sunderland.
67. 3rd May 2008
Aired 3 May 2008 • 80 min
Including highlights of Manchester Utd v West Ham.
68. 5th May 2008: Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Leeds United
Aired 5 May 2008 • 80 min
Coverage of this showpiece occasion at Nottingham Forest's City Ground.
69. 11th May 2008
Aired 11 May 2008 • 80 min
Highlights from the final day of the Premier League in what has been an gripping season. All the top flight teams were playing, including Chelsea v Bolton, Spurs v Liverpool, Sunderland v Arsenal, Birmingham v Blackburn and Wigan v Manchester United.
70. 17th May 2008: FA Cup Final: Portsmouth v Cardiff City
Aired 17 May 2008 • 80 min
The least predictable FA Cup competition in living memory reaches its climax at Wembley today as manager Harry Redknapp will lead his Portsmouth side out on to the hallowed turf for a meeting with Dave Jones' Cardiff City.
71. 28th May 2008: International Friendly
Aired 28 May 2008 • 80 min
England v USA. While the rest of the continent's major footballing nations are gearing up for next week's European championships, England will be hoping that this friendly match against the USA at Wembley will kick-start a more successful challenge in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stages.
72. 1st June 2008: International Friendly
Aired 1 June 2008 • 80 min
Trinidad and Tobago v England. Port of Spain's Hasely Crawford Stadium is the venue for this friendly.