Episode
Match of the Day: 8th August 2015
Overview
Gary Lineker introduces the best of the action and reaction from the opening day of the Premier League season. Chelsea began their title defence at home to Swansea, who had not won this fixture for 90 years, while an expensively revamped Manchester United side hosted Tottenham. The three promoted sides were all in action: Bournemouth made their top-flight debut against Aston Villa, Norwich welcomed Crystal Palace to Carrow Road, and Watford travelled to Everton.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 52
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2015-08-08
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
8th August 2015 is Episode 2 in Season 2015/16 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2015-08-08. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 1: 2nd August 2015: Community Shield: Chelsea v Arsenal
Highlights of the season's traditional curtain-raiser at Wembley Stadium, which sees Premier League champions Chelsea take on FA Cup winners Arsenal. The match will be the first between the clubs since long-serving Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech was allowed to move across the capital to join the Gunners, although it remains to be seen whether the 33-year-old makes his debut against his former employers. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may see this match as an opportunity to rid himself of an unwanted statistic - he is winless in 13 matches against Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. Wenger's men have failed to score a single goal in their last five games against the Blues, but they will have fond memories of their last trip to Wembley in May, when they thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 to win the FA Cup.
Episode 3: 15th August 2015
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights and reaction with studio guests Ian Wright and Jermaine Jenas. Tottenham host Stoke, looking to avenge back-to-back defeats last season. West Ham begin their final Premier League season at Upton Park with the visit of Leicester, while Swansea entertain Newcastle, boasting a six-game unbeaten run against them. The day's other fixtures see Southampton play Everton, Norwich travel to Sunderland and Watford face West Bromwich Albion. Plus highlights of Manchester United's trip to Aston Villa on Friday night.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: 22nd August 2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's six Premier League matches. In the lunchtime kick-off, Manchester United welcomed Newcastle to Old Trafford, while West Ham entertained Bournemouth at Upton Park. Former West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is a guest in the studio alongside Alan Shearer. In the day's other games, Crystal Palace host Aston Villa, Tottenham travel to take on Leicester, Norwich play Stoke and Sunderland meet Swansea.
Episode 5: 29th August 2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premier League games, which include Newcastle's match against Arsenal. The Gunners ended last season strongly, lifting the FA Cup at Wembley after thrashing Aston Villa, but a poor start to their league campaign prevented them from challenging for the league title. Arsene Wenger's men have won their last seven games against Newcastle, and will be hopeful of extending that winning run at St James' Park. Elsewhere, reigning champions Chelsea face fellow Londoners Crystal Palace, while Aston Villa meet Sunderland, Bournemouth host Leicester and West Ham travel to Liverpool. Newly promoted Watford face a tough trip to Manchester City, while Stoke play West Brom and Tottenham face Everton. Analysis comes from Ruud Gullit and Martin Keown.
Episode 6: 12th September 2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League games with guests Alan Shearer and Ian Wright. Games include a mouth-watering clash between rivals Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. United completed the double over Brendan Rodgers' side last season and have only lost one of their last seven league games at home to Liverpool, but the visitors will be desperate to avenge their 3-0 defeat there in the previous campaign. Meanwhile, Everton take on reigning champions Chelsea at Goodison Park, which played host to a remarkable game between these sides last season - Jose Mourinho's side eventually winning 6-3. Elsewhere, Arsenal host Stoke, Manchester City travel to Crystal Palace and West Brom are home to Southampton. There's a clash of the newly-promoted teams as Norwich face Bournemouth, while Swansea are away to Watford.
Episode 7: 19th September 2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights and reaction to the day's seven Premier League matches, with studio guests Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy. Champions Chelsea entertain Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, the second meeting between the clubs this season following the Gunners' victory in the Community Shield in August. That win was Arsene Wenger's first in 14 attempts over his old adversary Jose Mourinho across an 11-year period. The day's other fixtures see Manchester City host West Ham, Roberto Martinez take his Everton side to former employees Swansea, Aston Villa play West Midlands neighbours West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle face Watford, Bournemouth take on Sunderland and Stoke meet Leicester.
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 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 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 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 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 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.