Episode
Match of the Day: 8th November 2015
Overview
Highlights from the FA Cup first round. Non-league sides that have battled through the preliminary rounds will be looking to extend their cup runs and make a name for themselves, while the 48 League One and Two clubs that enter at this stage will be aiming to avoid any embarrassing slip-ups while harbouring their own dreams of cup glory. Last season, Warrington Town and Worcester City made the headlines at this stage with wins against Exeter City and Coventry City.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 52
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2015-11-08
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
8th November 2015 is Episode 14 in Season 2015/16 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2015-11-08. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 13: 7th November 2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premier League games, which include Chelsea's trip to play Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Blues' hopes of successfully defending their Premier League title have been jeopardised by a poor start to the season, and Jose Mourinho's men cannot afford to drop more points against the Potters. Manchester United host a West Bromwich Albion side who are chasing a third consecutive win at Old Trafford, while West Ham boss Slaven Bilic faces one of his former sides as the Hammers take on Everton. Elsewhere, Bournemouth meet Newcastle, Leicester host Watford, Norwich take on Swansea and Sunderland face Southampton.
Episode 15: 14th November 2015: David Beckham's All Star Match for Children
Highlights of Unicef's Match for Children from Old Trafford. David Beckham captains a Great Britain and Ireland XI against an all-star Rest of the World team led by retired Portugal international Luís Figo to raise money for the children's charity. Beckham is reunited with his former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who returns to the dugout where he spent 26 years as manager. Beckham and Figo are joined by some of football's biggest names, while former Real Madrid and Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti takes charge of the World XI.
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Episode 12: 31st October 2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's seven Premier League matches. Chelsea met Liverpool in the early kick-off at Stamford Bridge, with both sides looking to recover from shaky starts to the season. Manchester United travelled to Crystal Palace, while Manchester City hosted Norwich and Arsenal made the trip down the M4 to face Swansea. The other fixtures saw struggling Newcastle face Stoke, Watford up against West Ham and West Brom were at home to Leicester.
Episode 16: 21st November 2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's eight Premier League games, including Liverpool's trip to Manchester City. Raheem Sterling could line up against his former club - City made him the most expensive English player ever when they signed him over the summer, but it was a controversial move and angered some sections of Liverpool support. Elsewhere, Manchester United face a tricky lunchtime test at Watford, who have made a solid start to life back in the Premier League. In the day's other matches, Chelsea play Norwich, Everton take on Aston Villa, Newcastle host Leicester, Stoke travel to Southampton, Swansea welcome Bournemouth and West Brom are in action against Arsenal.
Episode 11: 24th October 2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights and reaction to the day's six Premier League matches with Ian Wright and Danny Murphy. Champions Chelsea faced a London derby away to West Ham with Jose Mourinho looking to preserve a proud record of never having lost to the Hammers in nine league and cup matches. Everton travelled to Arsenal hoping to end an 18-game losing streak that dates back to 1997. The day's other games saw early season high-fliers Leicester host Crystal Palace, Aston Villa entertain Swansea, Norwich play West Brom and Stoke against Watford.
Episode 17: 28th November 2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's six Premier League games, including early-season pacesetters Manchester City taking on Southampton. City brought the curtain down on their Premier League season with a 2-0 home victory over Saints last season - consolidating their second-place finish behind Chelsea. Elsewhere, former Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew takes on the Magpies with his current club Crystal Palace. Pardew swapped St James' Park for Selhurst Park earlier this year and will want to continue his impressive start to the season with Palace. The day's other fixtures see another of the season's surprise packages, Leicester City, take on Manchester United. Elsewhere, Sunderland entertain Stoke, Everton travel to Bournemouth and Aston Villa face Watford.
Episode 10: 17th October 2015
Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action and reaction from the day's eight Premier League matches. They include Tottenham's attempt to end a five-match losing streak against Liverpool, Everton's bid for a fourth consecutive victory over Manchester United at Goodison Park, and home games for Chelsea and Manchester City against Aston Villa and Bournemouth respectively. The day's other games feature Crystal Palace v West Ham, Southampton v Leicester, Watford v Arsenal and West Brom v Sunderland.
Episode 18: 5th December 2015
Highlights including Man United v West Ham, Chelsea v Bournemouth and Stoke v Man City.
Episode 9: 3rd October 2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights and reaction to the day's seven Premier League matches, with Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas in the studio. Manchester City were looking to continue their strong start to the season against Newcastle. City had dominated the recent league meetings between these sides, scoring 17 unanswered goals en route to five consecutive victories. The day's other games saw former Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis return to Selhurst Park with his current side West Brom, while Chelsea welcomed Southampton to Stamford Bridge. Elsewhere, Aston Villa hosted Stoke, Leicester travelled to Norwich, Sunderland entertained West Ham and Premier League new boys Bournemouth and Watford met on the south coast.
Episode 19: 12th December 2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of today's six Premier League matches, including the game between Bournemouth and Manchester United. The Cherries recorded one of the most famous results in their history when they beat United in the FA Cup in 1984, but this will be the first league clash between the clubs. The home side have struggled since winning promotion to the top flight last season, although they have been unfortunate with injuries, so manager Eddie Howe will hope for a change of luck against the Red Devils. Elsewhere, title hopefuls Manchester City host Swansea, relegation-threatened Sunderland meet Watford and West Ham take on Stoke, while Crystal Palace play Southampton and Everton visit Norwich.
Episode 8: 26th September 2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights and reaction to the day's eight Premier League matches. In the lunchtime kick-off Tottenham host Manchester City at White Hart Lane, with both clubs having had contrasting starts to the season. The day's other fixtures see Leicester take on Arsenal, Liverpool play Aston Villa, Manchester United face Sunderland, Southampton against Swansea, Stoke versus promoted Bournemouth, West Ham hosting Norwich and champions Chelsea travelling to Newcastle.
Episode 20: 19th December 2015
Gary Lineker presents all the highlights from the day's Premier League matches. Manchester United have beaten Norwich 4-0 the last three times the Canaries have visited Old Trafford so Louis van Gaal will be expecting three points again. Leicester are looking to continue their fine start to the season at Everton, while Tottenham travel to the south coast to face Southampton. Chelsea have endured a tough start to the defence of their title but would be expecting to overcome struggling Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. Newcastle and Aston Villa meet on Tyneside in what could be a crucial game in the relegation battle. The day's other games see Stoke host Crystal Palace and Bournemouth travel to West Brom.