Match of the Day 2 (2008)
Match of the Day 2 (2008)
A light-hearted look at the United Kingdom's Premier League action, rounding-up the weekend's football action.

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2012x01 August 19th, 2012

19 August, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray is joined by guests including Mark Lawrenson for highlights of the day's Premier League fixtures between Wigan and Chelsea and Manchester City and Southampton - as well as a round-up of Saturday's seven matches. Hopes are high for Roberto di Matteo's buoyant Chelsea, who launched a new league title bid off the back of a season of relative domestic transition - despite sensationally winning the European Champions League. They are keen to improve on their 1-1 draw at the DW Stadium in Lancashire last season. Roberto Mancini's Manchester City, inspired by David Silva, host newly-promoted Southampton in confident mood ahead of a campaign in which they are determined to build upon, winning a first league championship since 1968.

2012x02 August 26th, 2012

26 August, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's two Premier League fixtures. Champions Manchester City travelled to Liverpool for the Reds' first top flight home match under the management of Brendan Rodgers. Anfield has not been a happy hunting ground for City in recent years, they are winless in their last nine trips dating back to 2003. Stoke hosted Arsenal in day's other game with trips to the Britannia Stadium not a favoured destination for Arsene Wenger's men either. The Gunners have tasted victory only once in four attempts since the Potters won promotion. There is also a round-up of all of Saturday's eight matches.

2012x03 September 2nd, 2012

02 September, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x04 September 16th, 2012

16 September, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray presents highlights from the day's Premier League match between Reading and Tottenham, along with all the goals and talking points from Saturday's eight games. Reading and Tottenham haven't met since the 2007-08 season, when Spurs did the league double over Reading, and also beat them in the FA Cup, albeit after a replay. Those league victories included an astonishing 6-4 win at White Hart Lane, which included four goals from Dimitar Berbatov.

2012x05 September 23rd, 2012

23 September, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x06 September 30th, 2012

30 September, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x07 October 7th, 2012

07 October, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x08 October 21st, 2012

21 October, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x09 October 28th, 2012

28 October, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray presents highlights of four Premier League games. The historic Merseyside derby will be as keenly contested as ever, with David Moyes keen to see Everton blossom into top-four Premier League contenders while Brendan Rogers works hard to build his own empire at Liverpool. Entertainment should also be in rich supply when Manchester United visit Chelsea. Last season, Sir Alex Ferguson's team launched a stirring fight-back to earn a hard-fought point at Stamford Bridge after being three goals down. West Brom travel to Newcastle and Southampton host Tottenham, while Colin and guests also look back at the goals from Saturday's six matches

2012x10 November 4th, 2012

04 November, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x11 November 11th, 2012

11 November, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray reviews the day's Premier League action, featuring Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium, Chelsea v Liverpool at Stamford Bridge and Newcastle United v West Ham United at St James' Park. Liverpool completed a league double over the Blues last season, as well as eliminating them from the League Cup, although Chelsea did gain some revenge by winning 2-1 in the FA Cup final.

2012x12 November 18th, 2012

18 November, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray and guests Steven Reid and Dion Dublin introduce highlights of the Premier League clash between Fulham and Sunderland at Craven Cottage. Martin Jol's Fulham side made an excellent start to the season at home, keeping clean sheets in three out of their first four matches at Craven Cottage. Sunderland have found goals hard to come by and have relied heavily on record signing Steven Fletcher to find the back of the net. Craven Cottage is not a ground the Black Cats have enjoyed playing at in the Premier League, having managed a solitary victory in eight visits to west London. There is also a chance to catch up with the goals and talking points from all of Saturday's games.

2012x13 November 25th, 2012

25 November, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights from the day's four Premier League fixtures. Rafael Benitez takes charge of Chelsea for the first time, hosting champions Manchester City, who have recorded only two Premier League victories from 15 visits to Stamford Bridge. Brendan Rodgers takes his Liverpool side to former club Swansea for the first time since his summer switch to Anfield. The Swans won the corresponding fixture 1-0 last season and kept clean sheets in both games against the Reds last term. The day's other fixtures see Alan Pardew return to former club Southampton with Newcastle, while Tottenham host West Ham in an eagerly-anticipated London derby. There is also another chance to see all of the goals from Saturday's games.

2012x14 December 2nd, 2012

02 December, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x15 December 9th, 2012

09 December, 2012 10:30 pm
Robin van Persie's injury-time winner sent Manchester United six points clear at the top of the Premier League after a stormy derby win against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Two goals in stoppage time produced a dramatic late turnaround at Goodison Park as Everton beat Tottenham to move into fourth spot in the Premier League. Liverpool scored two goals in three second-half minutes as they fought back from 2-1 down to beat West Ham thanks to a late James Collins own goal. Plus all of Saturdays action.

2012x16 December 16th, 2012

16 December, 2012 10:30 pm

2012x17 December 23rd, 2012

23 December, 2012 10:30 pm
Mark Chapman presents highlights of matches including Chelsea v Aston Villa.

2012x18 December 30th, 2012

30 December, 2012 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights of Everton v Chelsea and QPR v Liverpool.

2012x19 January 13th 2013

13 January, 2013 10:30 pm
Mark Chapman introduces highlights of the day's two heavyweight fixtures in the Premier League: Arsenal v Manchester City, and Manchester United v Liverpool. Games between Arsenal and City and have been tight, low-scoring affairs in recent seasons and last year's corresponding fixture at the Emirates was no exception, with Gunners midfielder Mikel Arteta scoring the only goal three minutes from the end. At Old Trafford, Manchester United will be vying to complete the double over Liverpool, having beaten their great rivals at Anfield in September courtesy of Robin van Persie's late penalty.

2012x20 January 20th 2013

20 January, 2013 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's two heavyweight matches in the Premier League, in which Chelsea host Arsenal and Tottenham play Manchester United. Earlier in the season Chelsea enjoyed an excellent win over Arsenal at the Emirates, triumphing 2-1 thanks to goals from Juan Mata and Fernando Torres. It kept the Blues top of the league but they have since struggled and have, of course, replaced manager Roberto Di Matteo. Tottenham produced one of the results of the season so far when they pulled off a historic victory over Manchester United back in September. Their 3-2 win was their first at Old Trafford for 23 years, and the 1989-90 season was the last time they completed the double over the Red Devils.

2012x21 February 3rd, 2013

03 February, 2013 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights from matches including Manchester City v Liverpool.

2012x22 February 10th, 2013

10 February, 2013 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights from the day's two Premier League fixtures, along with all the goals from Saturday's eight matches. Everton caused a stir when they beat Manchester United 1-0 in their opening match of the season, and David Moyes's side have gone on to show that the victory was no fluke. But that was on their home turf - how will they fare at Old Trafford? Aston Villa suffered a 1-0 defeat in their season opener away at West Ham, who they now face again. Things have not got much easier for the West Midlands side, although they could take hope from the fact that they did the double over the Hammers last season, thanks to Gabriel Agbonlahor's injury-time winner at Upton Park.

2012x23 February 17th, 2013

17 February, 2013 10:30 pm
Mark Chapman introduces highlights from the day's Premier League game between Liverpool and Swansea City. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers spent two successful years in charge of the Swans, establishing the Welsh club in the top flight before leaving to take over at Anfield. Swansea could be forgiven for having one eye on next weekend's League Cup final against Bradford, when the Swans have the chance to win the first major trophy in their history. Rodgers' replacement at the Liberty Stadium, Michael Laudrup, has enjoyed a successful start to his Premier League career, with the recruitment of prolific Spanish forward Michu proving one of the signings of the season. Despite the distraction provided by their cup run, Laudrup will be hopeful of steering his side to a top-half finish.

2012x24 February 24th, 2013

24 February, 2013 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's two Premier League fixtures: the top-of-the-table meeting between Manchester City and Chelsea, and Newcastle's game with fellow strugglers Southampton. Samir Nasri's late winner for Manchester City in last season's corresponding fixture against Chelsea kept them firmly in the title race and they were in need of a repeat of that result today. The two sides contested a drab goalless draw earlier in the season, memorable only for the hostile reception from Chelsea's supporters toward the club's new manager Rafa Benitez. Chelsea's subsequent exit from all cup competitions has hardly appeased the fans, and the deposed European champions cannot afford to falter in their quest for Champions League qualification. In the day's other game, Newcastle and Southampton were looking for the three points that would help them move away from relegation danger. Newcastle are banking on their influx of new signings to provide French resistance, while S

2012x25 March 3rd, 2013

03 March, 2013 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's only Premier League fixture as Tottenham entertain Arsenal in the 152nd north London league derby. The Gunners have beaten their old adversaries 5-2 in each of their last two league meetings, both at the Emirates Stadium, stretching back to the 2011-12 season. Now, back on home soil, Tottenham will be looking for three valuable points as they look to finish above the Gunners in the final league table for the first time since 1995. Alan Hansen provides expert analysis, and there is another chance to see all of the goals from Saturday's games.

2012x26 March 10th, 2013

10 March, 2013 10:30 pm
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's two Premier League fixtures - Tottenham's trip to Anfield to face Liverpool and Newcastle's match with Stoke. When Tottenham and Liverpool last met, first-half goals from Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale were enough to give Andre Villas-Boas's exciting team victory over their visitors from Merseyside. Newcastle have endured a tough season and faced a difficult match against a Stoke side that beat them 2-1 earlier in the season. Goals from Jon Walters and Cameron Jerome condemned the Magpies to a fourth straight defeat in the league for the first time since 2008. There are also highlights and analysis of Saturday's four Premier League matches.

2012x27 March 17th, 2013

17 March, 2013 10:30 pm
Sunderland v Norwich, Tottenham v Fulham, Chelsea v West Ham, Wigan v Newcastle.

2012x28 March 31st, 2013

31 March, 2013 10:30 pm
Aston Villa v Liverpool & Southampton v Chelsea

2012x29 April 7th, 2013

07 April, 2013 10:30 pm

2012x30 April 14th, 2013

14 April, 2013 10:30 pm

2012x31 April 21st, 2013

21 April, 2013 10:30 pm

2012x32 April 28th, 2013

28 April, 2013 10:30 pm

2012x33 May 5th, 2013

05 May, 2013 10:30 pm

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