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Episodes (63)
1. 7th August 2010: Championship
Aired 7 August 2010 • 80 min
Jake Humphrey presents coverage from Elland Road as newly-promoted Leeds play their first match in the Championship for three years, against Nigel Clough's Derby County.
2. 14th August 2010
Aired 14 August 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the first day of the new Barclays Premier League season, with matches including Chelsea v West Brom and Wigan v Blackpool. Tottenham host big-spending Manchester City, who will be looking for revenge after Spurs pipped them to the final Champions League spot in May. Sunderland face Birmingham on Wearside in a game that reunites Black Cats boss Steve Bruce with his former employers, while Wolves meet Stoke. Elsewhere, Aston Villa play West Ham, Blackburn take on Everton and Bolton meet Fulham.
3. 21st August 2010
Aired 21 August 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Chelsea will be aiming to avenge last season's defeat at Wigan, while Blackpool face a tough test as they travel to Arsenal.
4. 28th August 2010
Aired 28 August 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights. Manchester United have an evening meeting with West Ham, while Stoke visit champions Chelsea.
5. 11th September 2010: Championship
Aired 11 September 2010 • 80 min
Gabby Logan presents live Championship action from Turf Moor as Burnley take on local Lancastrian rivals Preston North End.
6. 11th September 2010
Aired 11 September 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League matches, including West Ham v Chelsea in a London derby, Arsenal v Bolton and Newcastle v Blackpool.
7. 12th September 2010: Women's World Cup Play-off: England v Switzerland
Aired 12 September 2010 • 80 min
Coverage of the first leg of England's play-off match against Switzerland from Shrewsbury. At stake is a place in the World Cup finals, to be held in Germany next summer.
8. 16th September 2010: Women's World Cup Play-off: Switzerland v England
Aired 16 September 2010 • 80 min
Coverage of the second leg of England's World Cup play-off match against Switzerland from Wohlen.
9. 18th September 2010
Aired 18 September 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League matches, including Tottenham's home game with Wolves and Arsenal's trip to Sunderland.
10. 25th September 2010
Aired 25 September 2010 • 80 min
Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's Premier League action, including Manchester United v Liverpool and Chelsea v Blackpool.
11. 2nd October 2010
Aired 2 October 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including the clash between Sunderland and Manchester United, West Ham's match against Fulham and Tottenham v Aston Villa.
12. 8th October 2010: European Championship Qualifier
Aired 8 October 2010 • 80 min
Northern Ireland v Italy. After getting their European Championship qualifying campaign off to a winning start in Slovenia, Northern Ireland face former world champions Italy at Windsor Park.
13. 16th October 2010
Aired 16 October 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights including Aston Villa v Chelsea, Manchester United v West Brom, Arsenal v Birmingham, Fulham v Tottenham and Bolton v Stoke.
14. 23rd October 2010: Championship
Aired 23 October 2010 • 80 min
Coverage of the Yorkshire derby in the Championship, presented by Colin Murray. Commentary from Steve Bower and Martin Keown.
15. 23rd October 2010
Aired 23 October 2010 • 80 min
Another chance to see all the goals and the best of the action from Saturday's Premier League games, including Chelsea v Wolves.
16. 30th October 2010
Aired 30 October 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen and Lee Dixon cast their eyes over the day's Premier League fixtures, with Manchester United facing Tottenham Hotspur.
17. 6th November 2010
Aired 6 November 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's Premier League action, with matches including Manchester United v Wolves, Fulham v Aston Villa and Blackburn v Wigan.
18. 7th November 2010: Championship
Aired 7 November 2010 • 80 min
Gabby Logan hosts coverage of the south Wales derby, with both Cardiff and Swansea aiming for promotion.
19. 10th November 2010
Aired 10 November 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the evening's Premier League action, including the Manchester derby, in a special midweek edition of Match of the Day.
20. 13th November 2010
Aired 13 November 2010 • 80 min
Another chance to see all the goals and the best of the action from Saturday's Premier League games, including Aston Villa v Manchester United.
21. 20th November 2010
Aired 20 November 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Arsenal v Tottenham, Birmingham v Chelsea, Manchester United v Wigan, Blackpool v Wolves and Liverpool v West Ham.
22. 27th November 2010
Aired 27 November 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Manchester United's match against Blackburn at Old Trafford.
23. 28th November 2010: Championship
Aired 28 November 2010 • 80 min
Jake Humphrey presents live Championship action from Carrow Road, as promotion hopefuls Norwich and Ipswich meet in the East Anglian derby.
24. 4th December 2010
Aired 4 December 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's seven Premier League matches, including Chelsea's home fixture with Everton and a London derby between Arsenal and Fulham.
25. 10th December 2010: Championship
Aired 10 December 2010 • 80 min
Gabby Logan presents coverage of the Championship clash between promotion hopefuls Queens Park Rangers and Watford.
26. 11th December 2010
Aired 11 December 2010 • 80 min
Gabby Logan introduces coverage from all of the day's Barclays Premier League fixtures, which include Liverpool's visit to Newcastle and Aston Villa v West Brom.
27. 18th December 2010
Aired 18 December 2010 • 80 min
Gabby Logan presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League matches. A struggling West Ham head north to play Blackburn at Ewood Park while Sunderland take on Bolton.
28. 26th December 2010
Aired 26 December 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from a packed day of Barclays Premier League action. Including action from Man Utd v Sunderland and Newcastle v Man City.
29. 29th December 2010
Aired 29 December 2010 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Barclays Premier League, with matches including Chelsea v Bolton, Birmingham City v Manchester United and Tottenham v Newcastle.
30. 1st January 2011
Aired 1 January 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League games, including Manchester United's trip to play West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal's clash with Birmingham City.
31. 5th January 2011
Aired 5 January 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including Arsenal's clash with Manchester City, Wolves v Chelsea, Aston Villa v Sunderland and Newcastle v West Ham.
32. 11th January 2011: League Cup Semi-Final: West Ham v Birmingham
Aired 11 January 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces coverage of the Carling Cup semi-final first leg between West Ham and Birmingham.
33. 15th January 2011
Aired 15 January 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including the London derby at Upton Park between West Ham and Arsenal. Reigning champions Chelsea are facing Blackburn.
34. 22nd January 2011
Aired 22 January 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including title-chasing Manchester United against Birmingham, Arsenal v Wigan and Newcastle v Tottenham.
35. 25th January 2011: League Cup Semi-Final: Arsenal v Ipswich
Aired 25 January 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces coverage from the Emirates Stadium of the Carling Cup semi-final second leg between Arsenal and Ipswich.
36. 2nd February 2011
Aired 2 February 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights of all ten midweek Premier League fixtures, which include Arsenal taking on Everton, Chelsea visiting Sunderland and Manchester United hosting Aston Villa. Tottenham were bidding for a fourth consecutive win over Blackburn and Newcastle travelled down to London to play Fulham at Craven Cottage. Meanwhile, Stoke were looking for a first top-flight double over Liverpool, having beaten the Reds 2-0 at the Britannia Stadium in November.
37. 5th February 2011
Aired 5 February 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's eight Barclays Premier League matches, including Newcastle v Arsenal, Wolves v Manchester United and Manchester City v West Brom.
38. 6th February 2011: Championship
Aired 6 February 2011 • 80 min
Jake Humphrey presents live coverage from the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City take on fellow Welsh side Cardiff City in the Championship.
39. 9th February 2011: Carling Cup of Nations
Aired 9 February 2011 • 80 min
Stephen Watson presents highlights from the Carling Cup of Nations as Northern Ireland take on Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. With commentary from Paul Gilmour.
40. 12th February 2011
Aired 12 February 2011 • 80 min
Highlights from the day's Premier League matches, including Manchester United v Manchester City, Liverpool v Wigan, Tottenham v Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion v West Ham.
41. 26th February 2011
Aired 26 February 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premier League action, including title favourites Manchester United's match at Wigan and Bolton's visit to Newcastle.
42. 27th February 2011: League Cup Final
Aired 27 February 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents coverage of the Carling Cup final between Arsenal and Birmingham City at Wembley, with commentary from Guy Mowbray and Mark Lawrenson.
43. 5th March 2011
Aired 5 March 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker has highlights from the day's Premier League games, including Arsenal's match against Sunderland, West Brom's clash with Birmingham City and Manchester City v Wigan
44. 19th March 2011
Aired 19 March 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League matches, including Manchester United v Bolton, West Brom v Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham.
45. 2nd April 2011: Championship
Aired 2 April 2011 • 80 min
Gabby Logan is at Elland Road for this highly-anticipated encounter between Championship clubs Leeds and Nottingham Forest.
46. 2nd April 2011: IFA League Cup
Aired 2 April 2011 • 80 min
Lisburn Distillery v Portadown. Stephen Watson introduces coverage from Mourneview Park, Lurgan as Lisburn Distillery and Portadown face off for the IFA League Cup title.
47. 2nd April 2011
Aired 2 April 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, with matches including West Ham v Manchester United, Arsenal v Blackburn, Everton v Aston Villa and Newcastle v Wolves.
48. 9th April 2011
Aired 9 April 2011 • 80 min
Another chance to see all the goals and highlights from the Premier League, including Manchester United v Fulham. Presented by Gary Lineker.
49. 16th April 2011
Aired 16 April 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League. Chelsea travel to the Hawthorns to face West Bromwich Albion, while Blackpool and Wigan meet at Bloomfield Road.
50. 23rd April 2011: Championship
Aired 23 April 2011 • 80 min
Dan Walker presents coverage of the crucial Championship match, with Cardiff hoping to upset leaders QPR. Steve Wilson and Mark Bright provide commentary.
51. 23rd April 2011
Aired 23 April 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League, including Chelsea's vital London derby against struggling West Ham and Manchester United v Everton.
52. 30th April 2011
Aired 30 April 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker is joined by guests Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer for the best action and reaction from the day's matches in the Barclays Premier League, including Chelsea v Tottenham.
53. 7th May 2011: Last Day of the Championship
Aired 7 May 2011 • 80 min
Gabby Logan presents coverage from the final day of the Championship season. Leeds United, who look likely to just miss out on the play-offs, take on champions QPR at Loftus Road.
54. 7th May 2011
Aired 7 May 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's matches in the Barclays Premier League, where the battle to avoid relegation is the focus of several games. Wigan travel to Aston Villa, while West Ham host Blackburn and Blackpool travel to Tottenham. At the other end of the table, Manchester City host Everton, with the Toffees looking to clinch a double over City for the second season in a row.
55. 13th May 2011: Football League playoff
Aired 13 May 2011 • 80 min
Jason Mohammad presents highlights from the Football League playoff between Reading and Cardiff City plus the first leg between Nottingham Forest and Swansea City.
56. 14th May 2011
Aired 14 May 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's four Barclays Premier League fixtures. Manchester United travel to Blackburn Rovers, while Wolves visit Sunderland.
57. 16th May 2011: Football League playoff
Aired 16 May 2011 • 80 min
Swansea City face Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their Football League play off with a place in the final and Premier League promotion at stake. Jason Mohammad presents.
58. 22nd May 2011
Aired 22 May 2011 • 80 min
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the last day of the Premier League season. The final round of fixtures usually produces extraordinary drama, and there are sure to be plenty of twists and turns as the 2010/11 campaign reaches its climax. Wolves have spent the entire season battling against relegation, and their final game comes against a Blackburn side who have lost their way since sacking manager Sam Allardyce. It has also been a difficult year for Wigan, who face a testing trip to the Britannia Stadium to play Stoke. Blackpool's rollercoaster season ends with a tough game away to Manchester United, while West Ham meet Sunderland, Birmingham visit Tottenham and Bolton play Manchester City. Elsewhere, Everton take on Chelsea, Fulham meet Arsenal, Aston Villa host Liverpool and Newcastle play West Brom.
59. 28th June 2011: Women's World Cup 2011: England v Mexico
Aired 28 June 2011 • 80 min
Gabby Logan introduces highlights of the Fifa Women's World Cup, as England play their opening group game against Mexico in Wolfsburg.
60. 1st July 2011: Women's World Cup 2011: England v New Zealand
Aired 1 July 2011 • 80 min
Gabby Logan presents highlights of the Fifa Women's World Cup, including England's second-group game against New Zealand in Dresden.
61. 5th July 2011: Women's World Cup 2011: England v Japan
Aired 5 July 2011 • 80 min
Gabby Logan introduces highlights of the Fifa Women's World Cup, as England play their final group game against Japan in Augsburg.
62. 9th July 2011: Women's World Cup 2011: England v France
Aired 9 July 2011 • 80 min
Coverage of the Women's World Cup quarter-final match between England and France.
63. 17th July 2011: Women's World Cup Final 2011: USA v Japan
Aired 17 July 2011 • 80 min
Gabby Logan introduces coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup final. The USA have not won the tournament since 1999 while Japan are appearing in the final for the first time.