Episode
Match of the Day: 31st December 2016
Overview
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's seven Premier League matches, including Liverpool's eagerly-anticipated clash with Manchester City. The festive period is always crucial in the title race and the pair of contenders from the north west will be desperate to claim the three points at Anfield. The Reds won last year's encounter 3-0, just days after losing the League Cup final against the same opponents. Elsewhere, champions Leicester host West Ham, Manchester United welcome Middlesbrough to Old Trafford, Stoke travel to Chelsea, Burnley clash with Sunderland at Turf Moor, West Brom take on Southampton at St Mary's and Swansea face Bournemouth.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 53
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2016-12-31
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
31st December 2016 is Episode 20 in Season 2016/17 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2016-12-31. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 19: 26th December 2016
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Boxing Day's eight Premier League matches, including the clash between Manchester United and Sunderland, which sees Sunderland boss David Moyes return to Old Trafford for the first time since being sacked as United manager in 2014. Other games are Chelsea v Bournemouth, Hull v Manchester City, Watford v Crystal Palace, Arsenal v West Brom, Burnley v Middlesbrough, Leicester v Everton and Swansea v West Ham.
Episode 21: 2nd January 2017
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's six Premier League fixtures, including Manchester City v Burnley, Sunderland v Liverpool, Middlesbrough v Leicester, West Ham v Manchester United, Everton v Southampton and West Brom v Hull.
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Episode 18: 17th December 2016
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Episode 17: 14th December 2016
Dan Walker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League matches. Crystal Palace will look to claim their first ever Premier League victory over Manchester United as they host Jose Mourinho's side at Selhurst Park. Other games include Middlesbrough v Liverpool, Manchester City v Watford, Tottenham v Hull, West Ham v Burnley, Stoke v Southampton and West Brom v Swansea. There is also a chance to see the best action from Tuesday's two games - Bournemouth v Leicester and Everton v Arsenal.
Episode 23: 14th January 2017
Gabby Logan presents highlights of a busy day in the Premier League, with eight games on offer as Champions League hopefuls Tottenham aim for three points against West Brom. Hull, Sunderland and West Ham all look to take advantage of home ties, while Chelsea's bid for a second Premier League title in three seasons continues at current champions Leicester.
Episode 16: 10th December 2016
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's six Premier League fixtures, including Leicester's meeting with Manchester City, who they haven't beaten at home in the top flight since 1987. Arsenal, meanwhile, will be looking to maintain their performance against Stoke having never dropped a Premier League point at home to the Potters. Elsewhere, Everton face a trip to Watford, Swansea are at home to Sunderland, Hull take on Crystal Palace and Burnley welcome Bournemouth to Turf Moor.
Episode 24: 21st January 2017
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's seven Premier League fixtures, including Tottenham's trip to Manchester City. Spurs attempt to complete the league double over their fellow title challengers at the Etihad Stadium. Stoke earned a draw at Old Trafford earlier in the season and hope to take more points off Manchester United. High-flying Liverpool are at home to struggling Swansea in the day's early kick-off, Crystal Palace host Everton, West Brom take on Sunderland, West Ham are away to Middlesbrough and Bournemouth face Watford.
Episode 15: 3rd December 2016
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the latest Premier League games, including Manchester City v Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium and West Ham United v Arsenal at the Olympic Stadium. Both City and Chelsea were emerging as front-runners in the title race this season, and each will have been keen to come away from this clash with a positive result to consolidate their positions in the upper reaches of the table.
Episode 25: 28th January 2017: FA Cup Fourth Round
Gabby Logan introduces highlights from the day's FA Cup fourth-round ties.
Episode 14: 26th November 2016
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's six Premier League fixtures, including the London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham. Spurs were seeking a first win at Stamford Bridge since 1990, having surrendered a two-goal lead - and their title challenge - in their previous visit last May. Other games include Leicester v Middlesbrough, Liverpool v Sunderland, Burnley v Manchester City, Hull v West Brom and Swansea v Crystal Palace.
Episode 26: 31st January 2017
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the midweek Premier League matches, including Liverpool v Chelsea, Arsenal v Watford, Bournemouth v Crystal Palace, Burnley v Leicester, Middlesbrough v West Brom, Sunderland v Tottenham and Swansea v Southampton.