Episode
Match of the Day: 17th December 2005
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 42
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2005-12-17
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
17th December 2005 is Episode 27 in Season 2005/06 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2005-12-17. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 26: 10th December 2005
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 28: 26th December 2005
Ten Premiership ties took place today, including Charlton v Arsenal and Chelsea v Fulham. Plus all the goals from the other matches.
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Episode 25: 4th December 2005: FA Cup Second Round
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.
Episode 29: 28th December 2005
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 24: 3rd December 2005
Premiership highlights include Arsenal v Bolton and Chelsea v Middlesbrough.
Episode 30: 31st December 2005
Comprehensive Premiership highlights, including Chelsea v Birmingham, Manchester Utd v Bolton, Sunderland v Everton, and Portsmouth v Fulham.
Episode 23: 26th November 2005
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 31: 2nd January 2006
The best of today's Premiership action, including Chelsea's tough-looking assignment at Upton Park against West Ham. Plus highlights of Blackburn's game against Portsmouth and Newcastle United's appointment with mid-table neighbours Middlesbrough.
Episode 22: 19th November 2005
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 32: 7th January 2006: FA Cup Third Round: Hull City v Aston Villa
Championship side Hull will be looking to cause an upset against the seven-times winners of the competition, who have struggled to emulate their past glories of late, both in cup competitions and the Premiership.
Episode 21: 12th November 2005: International Friendly
Argentina v England. Old rivals lock horns again in Geneva, Switzerland, scene of this eagerly awaited friendly.
Episode 33: 7th January 2006: FA Cup Third Round: Luton Town v Liverpool
Kenilworth Road is the venue for two sides who, when they last met in the tournament back in 1987, needed two replays to separate them. These days, Championship contenders Luton are looking to return to the top flight of English football, while European champions Liverpool are beginning their bid to win a seventh FA Cup, spearheaded by manager Rafael Benitez and captain Steven Gerrard.