Episode
Match of the Day: MOTD - 31st August 2019
Overview
Manchester City host new-look Brighton, whom they beat on the final day of last season to secure the league title. Liverpool make the short trip to Burnley, while Chelsea face promoted Sheffield United.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 56
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2019-08-31
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
MOTD - 31st August 2019 is Episode 5 in Season 2019/20 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2019-08-31. The runtime is 80 min.
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Episode 4: MOTD - 24th August 2019
Gary Lineker presents highlights of all seven of today's matches which also saw Manchester United welcome Crystal Palace to Old Trafford and top-flight new boys Sheffield United take on 2015-16 Premier League champions Leicester City.
Episode 6: MOTD - 14th September 2019
Gary Lineker presents the best of the action from the day's seven Premier League fixtures, featuring reigning champions Manchester City's clash at newly-promoted Norwich. Elsewhere, Frank Lampard's Chelsea faced a tricky trip to Wolverhampton.
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Episode 3: MOTD - 17th August 2019
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Episode 7: MOTD - 21st September 2019
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Episode 2: MOTD - 10th August 2019
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the opening weekend of the eagerly awaited new Premier League season. Fans of promoted trio Norwich, Sheffield United and Aston Villa have spent the summer counting down the days until their top flight return, and all three are in action. Norwich kicked off proceedings on Friday night with a trip to last season’s runners-up Liverpool, with Sheffield United and Aston Villa facing respective away matches at Bournemouth and Tottenham today. 2018-19 champions Manchester City begin at West Ham, coached by ex-City manager Manuel Pellegrini, with the day’s other games seeing Burnley against Southampton, Crystal Palace versus Everton and last season’s FA Cup runners-up Watford taking on Brighton.
Episode 8: MOTD - 28th September 2019
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Episode 9: MOTD - 5th October 2019
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Episode 10: MOTD - 19th October 2019
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from today's eight Premier League fixtures, featuring champions Manchester City's trip to the capital to take on Crystal Palace. Elsewhere Tottenham hosted struggling Watford, and Leicester City faced Burnley.
Episode 11: MOTD - 26th October 2019
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Episode 12: MOTD - 2nd November 2019
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Episode 13: MOTD - 9th November 2019
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