Episode
Match of the Day: MOTD - 30th December 2025
Overview
The festive fixtures continue with six Premier League games, including Arsenal against Aston Villa and Wolves’ trip to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 62
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2025-12-30
- Runtime
- 74 min
Episode context
MOTD - 30th December 2025 is Episode 36 in Season 2025/26 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2025-12-30. The runtime is 74 min.
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Episode 35: MOTD - 28th December 2025
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the day’s two Premier League games, as Tottenham Hotspur travel across London to face Crystal Palace and Sunderland welcome Leeds United to the Stadium of Light.
Episode 37: MOTD - 1st January 2026
Highlights from the four Premier League matches played on New Year’s Day. Liverpool welcome Leeds to Anfield, Manchester City travel to Sunderland, Crystal Palace host Fulham, and Spurs make the short trip to Brentford.
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Episode 38: MOTD - 3rd January 2026
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Episode 33: MOTD - 21st December 2025
Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day’s only Premier League game as title contenders Aston Villa host Manchester United.
Episode 39: MOTD - 4th January 2026
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Episode 32: MOTD - 20th December 2025
Kelly Cates presents highlights of eight games, including Tottenham against Liverpool and Everton versus Arsenal. Newcastle play Chelsea at St James Park, West Ham go to Manchester City, and Brighton host Sunderland.
Episode 40: MOTD - 7th January 2026
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Episode 31: MOTD - 14th December 2025
Kelly Cates presents highlights of Sunday’s five Premier League games. Sunderland face Newcastle in a top-flight Tyne-Wear derby for the first time in ten years.
Episode 41: MOTD - FA Cup Third-Round Highlights (Saturday)
Action from third-round ties, including Macclesfield v Crystal Palace at Leasing.com Stadium and Charlton Athletic v Chelsea at The Valley. Macclesfield were looking to be the first non-league team ever to knock out FA Cup holders. Elsewhere, Championship outfit Charlton entertained their London rivals, who will have entered the competition with high hopes of adding to their eight triumphs in the competition
Episode 30: MOTD - 13th December 2025
Highlights from four Premier League matches, including title-chasing Arsenal versus bottom-of-the-table Wolves. Champions Liverpool host Brighton at Anfield, Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge and Burnley take on Fulham.
Episode 42: MOTD - FA Cup Third-Round Highlights (Sunday)
Highlights from the third round of the FA Cup, including Portsmouth v Arsenal and Manchester United v Brighton.