Episode
Match of the Day: MOTD - 25th August 2018
Overview
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between newly promoted Wolves and reigning champions Manchester City. Other matches include the London derby between Arsenal and West Ham, which sees former Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere return to face his former employers, and Liverpool v Brighton.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 55
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2018-08-25
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
MOTD - 25th August 2018 is Episode 4 in Season 2018/19 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2018-08-25. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 3: MOTD - 18th August 2018
Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League matches. At Stamford Bridge Maurizio Sarri took charge of his first home game as Chelsea head coach, facing an Arsenal side with a new manager of their own in the guise of Unai Emery.
Episode 5: MOTD - 1st September 2018
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between Leicester City and Liverpool. Other matches include Fulham's trip to Brighton and Manchester City's clash against Rafael Benitez's Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.
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Episode 7: MOTD - 22nd September 2018
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of today's eight games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between Fulham and Watford. Other matches include Manchester City's trip to Cardiff and Liverpool hosting Southampton at Anfield.
Episode 8: MOTD - 29th September 2018
Gary Lineker introduces the goals, action and reaction from the day's eight Premier League fixtures, featuring Chelsea against familiar foes Liverpool. The meeting at Stamford Bridge is the most-played fixture between English sides in all competitions in the 21st century, with Chelsea and Liverpool facing each other for the 58th time in that period on Saturday. Champions Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion, struggling West Ham take on Manchester United, and Spurs travel to Huddersfield.
Episode 9: MOTD - 6th October 2018
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, which include Tottenham versus Cardiff and Manchester United against Newcastle, as well as Friday night's encounter between Brighton and West Ham.
Episode 10: MOTD - 20th October 2018
Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League games, including Chelsea's clash with Manchester United, West Ham versus Spurs and Manchester City against Burnley. The match at Stamford Bridge sees United manager Jose Mourinho return to his former club, who have started the campaign strongly under their new boss Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea haven't lost a home game against Manchester United since 2012, and they also came out on top in the most recent meeting, winning 1-0 at Wembley in last season's FA Cup final.
Episode 11: MOTD - 27th October 2018
Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, which include Liverpool v Cardiff and Brighton v Wolves, while Leicester play West Ham. Newcastle make the long trip to the south coast to take on Southampton, Fulham host Bournemouth, and Huddersfield visit Watford.
Episode 12: MOTD - 3rd November 2018
Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League matches, which included Arsenal's clash with Liverpool. Elsewhere, Manchester United travelled to the south coast for a tricky-looking fixture against a Bournemouth side that have started the season superbly. Tottenham also faced a difficult test away at Wolves, who have begun life back in the Premier League with aplomb.
Episode 13: MOTD - 10th November 2018
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures, including Newcastle v Bournemouth and a London derby between Crystal Palace and Tottenham. The early kick-off saw Cardiff hosting Brighton.