Episode

Match of the Day: 3rd December 2005

Name: Match of the Day: 3rd December 2005
Released: 2005-12-03
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, John Motson, Barry Davies, Des Lynam

Match of the DaySeason 2005/062005-12-03

Overview

Premiership highlights include Arsenal v Bolton and Chelsea v Middlesbrough.

Details

Series: Match of the Day
Season: Season 42
Episode: Episode 24
Air date: 2005-12-03
Runtime: 80 min

Episode context

3rd December 2005 is Episode 24 in Season 2005/06 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2005-12-03. The runtime is 80 min.

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Episode 23: 26th November 2005 2005-11-26 | 80 min 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.

Episode 25: 4th December 2005: FA Cup Second Round 2005-12-04 | 80 min 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.

More episodes from this season

Episode 22: 19th November 2005 2005-11-19 | 80 min 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.

Episode 26: 10th December 2005 2005-12-10 | 80 min Chelsea's potentially fascinating game against overachieving new boys Wigan and Newcastle's clash with an Arsenal side they've found unbeatable of late are among the Premiership highlights mulled over by host Gary Lineker and the MOTD pundits.

Episode 21: 12th November 2005: International Friendly 2005-11-12 | 80 min Argentina v England. Old rivals lock horns again in Geneva, Switzerland, scene of this eagerly awaited friendly.

Episode 27: 17th December 2005 2005-12-17 | 80 min Premiership highlights, including Manchester Utd's clash with Aston Villa , Bolton's trip to Everton and the game between two of the season's early pace-setters, Wigan and Charlton.

Episode 20: 6th November 2005: FA Cup First Round 2005-11-06 | 80 min 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

Episode 28: 26th December 2005 2005-12-26 | 80 min Ten Premiership ties took place today, including Charlton v Arsenal and Chelsea v Fulham. Plus all the goals from the other matches.

Episode 19: 5th November 2005 2005-11-05 | 80 min 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.

Episode 29: 28th December 2005 2005-12-28 | 80 min The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool is likely to have been the most hotly contested of today's games, but Chelsea had a point to prove against recent bugbears Manchester City, while title-chasers Arsenal and Manchester United needed points from Portsmouth and Birmingham respectively.

Episode 18: 29th October 2005 2005-10-29 | 80 min 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.

Episode 30: 31st December 2005 2005-12-31 | 80 min Comprehensive Premiership highlights, including Chelsea v Birmingham, Manchester Utd v Bolton, Sunderland v Everton, and Portsmouth v Fulham.