The Best Episodes of Match of the Day Season 42

This afternoon's traditional curtain-raiser to the new season saw Premiership champions Chelsea play FA Cup holders Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

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Manchester United v Debreceni VSC. Coverage from Old Trafford of the first leg of United's third-round Champions League qualifier.

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The waiting is over: as the Premiership season gets under way, Gary Lineker presents highlights of today's eight games. While Goodison's prodigal son Wayne Rooney returns to Everton in Manchester United colours and European champions Liverpool travel to Middlesbrough, other action includes Sunderland's return to the top flight in a home game against Charlton, and play-off winners West Ham's clash with Blackburn.

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Highlights of England's friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen as Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men prepare for next month's crucial World Cup qualifiers away to Wales and Northern Ireland.

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New signing Edgar Davids makes his White Hart Lane Premiership debut as Spurs face Middlesbrough. Also Liverpool take on Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers are at home against Fulham, while Newcastle United host West Ham at St James' Park.

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Highlights of tonight's three Premiership matches as champions Chelsea welcome West Bromwich Albion to Stamford Bridge, Arsenal take on Fulham in a London derby at Highbury and Blackburn Rovers entertain Tottenham Hotspur.

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Were Spurs able to break a winless league streak against Chelsea dating back to 1990? Did Fulham preserve an unbeaten 39-year home record against Everton? All will be revealed in action from all seven of today's Premiership games.

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Northern Ireland v England. Sven's men travel to Windsor Park for a crucial World Cup qualifier, just days after clashing with Wales in Cardiff.

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Highlights of today's eight top-flight games, including the eagerly awaited Manchester derby, Liverpool's visit to Tottenham, and a clash of the champions as Premiership kings Chelsea welcome Championship winners Sunderland.

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Highlights of Charlton v Chelsea and Fulham v West Ham, plus Sunderland's clash with West Brom and Tottenham's trip to Aston Villa.

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Action from West Ham's London derby against Arsenal, plus Aston Villa's bid to get on the scoresheet against Chelsea after drawing a blank last season and Blackburn boss Mark Hughes 's return to Man United.

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Have Fulham beaten Manchester United at home for the first time in 41 years? Highlights of this plus all today's other Premiership matches, including Sunderland v West Ham, Charlton v Spurs and Blackburn v West Brom.

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Coverage from Windsor Park of this Group Six World Cup qualifier. The home side will be buoyant after their victory over England, while Wales will be hoping to salvage some pride and lift themselves from the foot of the table.

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After losing to Northern Ireland, England must win this World Cup qualifier against third-place Austria if they are to top Group Six.

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England's World Cup fate could hang in the balance at Old Trafford in Manchester as they face Poland in their final Group Six qualifier.

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Highlights of all seven of today's Premiership matches, which included Chelsea taking on Bolton, Wigan facing Newcastle in a league fixture for the first time and Liverpool hosting Blackburn.

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Today's Premiership highlights saw Arsenal host Manchester City and Man Utd entertain Spurs, both home sides hoping to steal a march on rivals Chelsea who play Everton tomorrow.

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Premiership highlights, including the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal, plus Wigan at home to Fulham - the first meeting of the sides since their Division Two clash six years ago - and Man Utd away to Middlesbrough.

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Premiership highlights, including Aston Villa at home to European champions Liverpool, and newly promoted Sunderland's bid to win at Highbury - for the first time in 22 years. Plus the pick of today's FA Cup first-round ties.

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Chasetown v Oldham Athletic. An FA Cup first-round tie against one-time semi-finalists gives the Staffordshire non-league side their biggest match to date

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Argentina v England. Old rivals lock horns again in Geneva, Switzerland, scene of this eagerly awaited friendly.

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Premiership highlights, including Chelsea v Newcastle, Charlton v Manchester United, Liverpool v Portsmouth, Wigan v Arsenal, Manchester City v Blackburn, and West Brom v Everton.

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Highlights of today's six Premiership ties, including dream-start debutants Wigan Athletic's clash with a reinvigorated Tottenham at the JJB Stadium, and Portsmouth's unenviable task of taking on Chelsea at Fratton Park.

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Premiership highlights include Arsenal v Bolton and Chelsea v Middlesbrough.

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Worcester City v Huddersfield. The Conference North minnows take on the League One high-flyers in this tantalising FA Cup second-round tie. Following their 4-1 first-round win, the Terriers - who won the Cup once, way back in 1928 - should beat a side that last reached this stage in 1984. But their defeat by Accrington Stanley two years ago should give the underdogs hope.

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