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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Match of the Day Season 62 Episode 45 - MOTD - 24th January 2026
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - MOTD - 24th January 2026

    S62:E45

    Highlights from five Premier League games, featuring Manchester City v Wolves and Bournemouth v Liverpool. Also on the programme, West Ham v Sunderland, Burnley v Spurs and Fulham v Brighton.

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  2. Match of the Day Season 53 Episode 36 - 5th April 2017
    8.8/10(7 votes)

    #2 - 5th April 2017

    S53:E36

    Dan Walker presents midweek Premier League highlights, including Chelsea v Manchester City, Liverpool v Bournemouth, Arsenal v West Ham and Hull City v Middlesbrough.

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  3. Match of the Day Season 53 Episode 37 - 8th April 2017
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #3 - 8th April 2017

    S53:E37

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including Bournemouth v Chelsea, Tottenham v Watford, Manchester City v Hull, Middlesbrough v Burnley, Stoke v Liverpool, West Brom v Southampton and West Ham v Swansea.

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  4. Match of the Day Season 63 Episode 9 - Saturday (September 19th, 2026)
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Saturday (September 19th, 2026)

    S63:E9

    Highlights of five Premier League matches, including champions Arsenal's trip to Brighton. Spurs play Aston Villa, Everton host Ipswich, Newcastle welcome Hull to St James’ Park and Nottingham Forest face Coventry. Plus, Friday’s west London derby between Brentford and Chelsea.

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  5. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 24 - 6th January 2018: FA Cup Third Round
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #5 - 6th January 2018: FA Cup Third Round

    S54:E24

    Highlights from the third round of the FA Cup, the stage at which Premier League and Championship sides join the competition.

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  6. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 25 - 13th January 2018
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #6 - 13th January 2018

    S54:E25

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including Leicester's trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea. Other matches include Huddersfield against West Ham, Crystal Palace versus Burnley, and Everton's trip to Spurs.

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  7. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 11 - 28th October 2017
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #7 - 28th October 2017

    S54:E11

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the heavyweight clash between Manchester United and Tottenham at Old Trafford. Other matches include Manchester City's trip to West Brom, Bournemouth against Chelsea, Crystal Palace's London derby with West Ham, Arsenal against Swansea, Watford hosting Stoke and Huddersfield visiting Liverpool.

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  8. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 23 - 2nd January 2018
    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #8 - 2nd January 2018

    S54:E23

    Highlights of the day's four games, including Manchester City v Watford and Swansea v Tottenham, as well as a chance to catch up on Monday's five Premier League fixtures, which included Manchester United's trip to Everton.

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  9. Match of the Day Season 55 Episode 1 - Community Shield Highlights
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Community Shield Highlights

    S55:E1

    Gary Lineker presents highlights of the 2018 Community Shield. Football's traditional curtain-raiser at Wembley Stadium sees Chelsea take on Manchester City in what is sure to be a fascinating contest. Pep Guardiola's City will be keen to continue where they left off during a record-breaking 2017-18 season which saw them demolish their rivals en route to the Premier League title.

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  10. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 12 - 4th November 2017
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 4th November 2017

    S54:E12

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including West Ham's early evening kick-off with Liverpool at the London Stadium, Stoke's clash with Leicester and Southampton's encounter with Burnley at St Mary's.

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  11. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 17 - 9th December 2017
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #11 - 9th December 2017

    S54:E17

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the lunchtime kick-off between London rivals West Ham and Chelsea. Other games include Tottenham against Stoke, Crystal Palace playing Bournemouth, Watford visiting Burnley, Huddersfield hosting Brighton, Swansea against West Brom and Leicester's trip to Newcastle.

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  12. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 18 - 13th December 2017
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #12 - 13th December 2017

    S54:E18

    Gary Lineker introduces highlights from all ten midweek Premier League games. West Ham entertain London rivals Arsenal, Manchester City travel to Swansea, and Newcastle meet Everton.

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  13. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 10 - 21st October 2017
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - 21st October 2017

    S54:E10

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights. Champions Chelsea host Watford, Newcastle play Crystal Palace, Manchester City face Burnley, Huddersfield take on Manchester United, Bournemouth visit Stoke, Swansea welcome Leicester, and Southampton play West Brom.

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  14. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 14 - 25th November 2017
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - 25th November 2017

    S54:E14

    Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Manchester United v Brighton, Tottenham v West Brom, Crystal Palace v Stoke, Newcastle v Watford, Swansea v Bournemouth and, in the late kick-off, Liverpool v Chelsea.

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  15. Match of the Day Season 55 Episode 2 - MOTD - 11th August 2018
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - MOTD - 11th August 2018

    S55:E2

    Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's six Premier League games, along with Friday night's curtain-raiser between Manchester United and Leicester, as the 2018-19 Premier League season begins.

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  16. Match of the Day Season 55 Episode 3 - MOTD - 18th August 2018
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #16 - MOTD - 18th August 2018

    S55:E3

    Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League matches. At Stamford Bridge Maurizio Sarri took charge of his first home game as Chelsea head coach, facing an Arsenal side with a new manager of their own in the guise of Unai Emery.

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  17. Match of the Day Season 55 Episode 4 - MOTD - 25th August 2018
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #17 - MOTD - 25th August 2018

    S55:E4

    Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between newly promoted Wolves and reigning champions Manchester City. Other matches include the London derby between Arsenal and West Ham, which sees former Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere return to face his former employers, and Liverpool v Brighton.

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  18. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 2 - 12th August 2017
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - 12th August 2017

    S54:E2

    Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League's opening weekend, including Watford v Liverpool, Chelsea v Burnley, Everton v Stoke, Crystal Palace v Huddersfield, Southampton v Swansea, West Brom v Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City, as well as Friday night's curtain-raiser between Arsenal and Leicester. Jurgen Klopp will be expecting his Liverpool side to make a winning start as they travel to Watford in Saturday's early game. The Reds won at Vicarage Road last season thanks to a stunning overhead kick by Emre Can, which was voted Match of the Day's Goal of the Season. Champions Chelsea will be looking for a repeat of last season's 3-0 home win over Burnley, while Brighton & Hove Albion face a tough start to life in the Premier League as they take on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

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  19. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 3 - 19th August 2017
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - 19th August 2017

    S54:E3

    Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League matches, which include Swansea v Manchester United, Stoke v Arsenal, Liverpool v Crystal Palace, Bournemouth v Watford, Burnley v West Brom, Leicester v Brighton and Southampton v West Ham.

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  20. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 13 - 18th November 2017
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #20 - 18th November 2017

    S54:E13

    Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. In the other games Manchester City visited Leicester, Manchester United hosted Newcastle, Liverpool played Southampton, West Brom welcomed Chelsea, Bournemouth hosted Huddersfield, Swansea visited Burnley, and Crystal Palace and Everton met at Selhurst Park.

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  21. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 19 - 16th December 2017
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - 16th December 2017

    S54:E19

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the heavyweight clash between Manchester City and Tottenham, Arsenal's encounter with Newcastle, Chelsea's meeting with Southampton and Crystal Palace's trip to Leicester. Brighton play Burnley, Huddersfield visit Watford, and Stoke host West Ham.

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  22. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 21 - 26th December 2017
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - 26th December 2017

    S54:E21

    Gary Lineker introduces match highlights of the traditional Boxing Day festive fixtures in the Premier League. There are eight games, including Tottenham's match against Southampton at Wembley, Manchester United versus Burnley, Chelsea's meeting with Brighton and Liverpool's game with Swansea. Other highlights include Leicester's trip to Watford, Huddersfield against Stoke, West Brom versus Everton, and Bournemouth against West Ham.

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  23. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 5 - 9th September 2017
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #23 - 9th September 2017

    S54:E5

    Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Manchester City v Liverpool, Leicester v Chelsea, Everton v Tottenham, Brighton v West Brom, Arsenal v Bournemouth, Southampton v Watford and Stoke v Manchester United.

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  24. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 9 - 14th October 2017
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #24 - 14th October 2017

    S54:E9

    Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the lunchtime kick-off at Anfield between old adversaries Liverpool and Manchester United. Other matches include the clash between struggling Crystal Palace and reigning champions Chelsea, plus Watford v Arsenal, Burnley v West Ham, Manchester City v Stoke, Swansea v Huddersfield and Tottenham v Bournemouth.

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  25. Match of the Day Season 54 Episode 15 - 29th November 2017
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #25 - 29th November 2017

    S54:E15

    Dan Walker presents all the action from the midweek Premier League games. Arsenal host Huddersfield, Chelsea entertain Swansea City and Liverpool travel to Stoke. Other games include Brighton & Hove Albion taking on rivals Crystal Palace and Manchester United heading south to face Watford.

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Best Episodes Summary

"MOTD - 24th January 2026" is the best rated episode of "Match of the Day". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/24/2026. This episode scored 1.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "5th April 2017".