Episode
Match of the Day: 12th August 2017
Overview
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League's opening weekend, including Watford v Liverpool, Chelsea v Burnley, Everton v Stoke, Crystal Palace v Huddersfield, Southampton v Swansea, West Brom v Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City, as well as Friday night's curtain-raiser between Arsenal and Leicester. Jurgen Klopp will be expecting his Liverpool side to make a winning start as they travel to Watford in Saturday's early game. The Reds won at Vicarage Road last season thanks to a stunning overhead kick by Emre Can, which was voted Match of the Day's Goal of the Season. Champions Chelsea will be looking for a repeat of last season's 3-0 home win over Burnley, while Brighton & Hove Albion face a tough start to life in the Premier League as they take on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 54
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2017-08-12
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
12th August 2017 is Episode 2 in Season 2017/18 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2017-08-12. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 1: 6th August 2017: Community Shield: Chelsea v Arsenal
Manish Bhasin presents highlights of the traditional curtain-raiser to the Premier League season as Champions Chelsea face FA Cup winners Arsenal at Wembley. Antonio Conte's team will be looking to quickly forget that 2-1 FA Cup Final loss to the Gunners at the same ground back in May, with both teams expected to show off some of their expensive summer signings.
Episode 3: 19th August 2017
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League matches, which include Swansea v Manchester United, Stoke v Arsenal, Liverpool v Crystal Palace, Bournemouth v Watford, Burnley v West Brom, Leicester v Brighton and Southampton v West Ham.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: 26th August 2017
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's six Premier League games, including Watford v Brighton, Bournemouth v Manchester City, Huddersfield v Southampton, Newcastle v West Ham, Crystal Palace v Swansea and Manchester United v Leicester.
Episode 5: 9th September 2017
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Manchester City v Liverpool, Leicester v Chelsea, Everton v Tottenham, Brighton v West Brom, Arsenal v Bournemouth, Southampton v Watford and Stoke v Manchester United.
Episode 6: 16th September 2017
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Tottenham v Swansea, Watford v Manchester City, Huddersfield v Leicester, Liverpool v Burnley, Newcastle v Stoke, West Brom v West Ham and Crystal Palace v Southampton.
Episode 7: 23rd September 2017
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including Manchester United's trip to Southampton and West Ham's home clash with Tottenham. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool head to Leicester, and Stoke host last season's title winners Chelsea.
Episode 8: 30th September 2017
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the visit of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to champions Chelsea. Other games include Huddersfield v Tottenham, Manchester United v Crystal Palace, Bournemouth v Leicester, Stoke v Southampton, West Brom v Watford and West Ham v Swansea.
Episode 9: 14th October 2017
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the lunchtime kick-off at Anfield between old adversaries Liverpool and Manchester United. Other matches include the clash between struggling Crystal Palace and reigning champions Chelsea, plus Watford v Arsenal, Burnley v West Ham, Manchester City v Stoke, Swansea v Huddersfield and Tottenham v Bournemouth.
Episode 10: 21st October 2017
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights. Champions Chelsea host Watford, Newcastle play Crystal Palace, Manchester City face Burnley, Huddersfield take on Manchester United, Bournemouth visit Stoke, Swansea welcome Leicester, and Southampton play West Brom.
Episode 11: 28th October 2017
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including the heavyweight clash between Manchester United and Tottenham at Old Trafford. Other matches include Manchester City's trip to West Brom, Bournemouth against Chelsea, Crystal Palace's London derby with West Ham, Arsenal against Swansea, Watford hosting Stoke and Huddersfield visiting Liverpool.
Episode 12: 4th November 2017
Gary Lineker introduces Premier League highlights, including West Ham's early evening kick-off with Liverpool at the London Stadium, Stoke's clash with Leicester and Southampton's encounter with Burnley at St Mary's.
Episode 13: 18th November 2017
Gary Lineker presents Premier League highlights, including the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham. In the other games Manchester City visited Leicester, Manchester United hosted Newcastle, Liverpool played Southampton, West Brom welcomed Chelsea, Bournemouth hosted Huddersfield, Swansea visited Burnley, and Crystal Palace and Everton met at Selhurst Park.