Match of the Day: 2nd January 1999: FA Cup Third Round poster

Episode

Match of the Day: 2nd January 1999: FA Cup Third Round

Match of the DaySeason 1998/991999-01-02

Overview

Desmond Lynam introduces the pick of the action from today's FA Cup third-round matches and a roundup of all the other games. This is the stage where Premiership clubs enter the tournament and rarely do they all survive. Top-flight clubs anxious to avoid an ignominous exit this year include Aston Villa, who meet struggling Hull City of the third division, and Leeds who meet non-league Rushden and Diamonds.

Details

Series: Match of the Day
Season: Season 35
Episode: Episode 30
Air date: 1999-01-02
Runtime: 80 min

Episode context

2nd January 1999: FA Cup Third Round is Episode 30 in Season 1998/99 of Match of the Day. It aired on 1999-01-02. The runtime is 80 min.

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Episode 29: 28th December 1998 1998-12-28 | 80 min Highlights of two of today's top Premiership games. Plus all the day's news and talking points and a roundup of the Boxing Day fixtures.

Episode 31: 9th January 1999 1999-01-09 | 80 min Highlights from the first Premiership Saturday of 1999, which included a tussle between champions Arsenal and trophy-hungry Liverpool at Highbury, and a top-of-the-table clash at the Riverside as Middlesbrough took on Aston Villa. Plus all the top-flight goals and talking points.

More episodes from this season

Episode 28: 19th December 1998 1998-12-19 | 80 min Highlights of three of today's Premiership clashes, plus a roundup of the day's other top-flight goals.

Episode 32: 16th January 1999 1999-01-16 | 80 min Desmond Lynam introduces highlights from three Premiership matches, including Leeds United's clash with Middlesbrough. Plus a roundup of today's other fixtures.

Episode 27: 12th December 1998 1998-12-12 | 80 min The best action from today's Premiership matches. Plus the results of the November Goal of the Month competition.

Episode 33: 23rd January 1999: FA Cup Fourth Round 1999-01-23 | 80 min Desmond Lynam introduces highlights from today's FA Cup fourth-round fixtures, including Portsmouth v Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers' clash with Sunderland. Plus a roundup of other games.

Episode 26: 5th December 1998 1998-12-05 | 80 min The best action from today's Premiership and FA Cup second-round matches. Plus details of November's Goal of the Month competition.

Episode 34: 25th January 1999: FA Cup Fourth Round 1999-01-25 | 80 min Highlights of tonight's FA Cup fourth-round match between the First Division's Oxford United and Premiership high-flyers Chelsea, at the Manor Ground. Plus a roundup of action and goals from yesterday's cup games.

Episode 25: 28th November 1998 1998-11-28 | 80 min Highlights from three of today's matches in the FA Premiership, including Chelsea's game against Sheffield Wednesday at Stamford Bridge. Plus all the goals from the rest of the day's Premiership programme.

Episode 35: 30th January 1999 1999-01-30 | 80 min Gary Lineker introduces highlights from three of today's games in the FA Premiership, including resurgent Liverpool's game at Coventry City.

Episode 24: 24th November 1998: Uefa Cup: Celta Vigo v Liverpool 1998-11-24 | 80 min Coverage of tonight's Uefa Cup third-round, first-leg match from Balaidos Stadium in Spain. Liverpool provided the only success story in an otherwise disastrous Uefa Cup second round for the English clubs. Their passage to the third round was earned with a 2-2 second-leg draw in Valencia that secured an away-goals victory. Now the Reds face a tricky away match against another Spanish side, Celta Vigo, the team that knocked out Aston Villa in the last round and who have made a very strong start in their domestic league.

Episode 36: 6th February 1999 1999-02-06 | 80 min Highlights of three of today's games in the FA Premiership including revitalised Blackburn's visit to Aston Villa.

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