Episode
Match of the Day 2: MOTD2 - 27th September 2020
Overview
Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, including Sheffield United v Leeds United at Bramall Lane and Manchester City v Leicester City at Etihad Stadium. Leeds are making a long-awaited return to top-flight football and will be looking to emulate their local rivals, who finished in ninth place last term. The Citizens prevailed 3-1 when they met Leicester here last season, but their opponents pushed them for second place for much of the campaign before fading to fifth after the restart. Plus, Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United, West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers and a round-up of yesterday's goals.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day 2
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2020-09-27
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
MOTD2 - 27th September 2020 is Episode 3 in Season 2020/21 of Match of the Day 2. It aired on 2020-09-27. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 2: MOTD2 - 20th September 2020
Mark Chapman presents highlights from a packed day of Premier League football, featuring champions Liverpool at big-spending Chelsea. In the day’s other three fixtures, Spurs travel to Southampton, Newcastle host Brighton & Hove Albion, and Leicester City face Burnley.
Episode 4: MOTD2 - 4th October 2020
Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, including Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford and Arsenal v Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium. Champions Liverpool were also in action as they visited Aston Villa, while newly promoted Fulham were also on their travels, away to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Plus, a round-up of all the goals and talking points from yesterday's fixtures, and a look at the morning's headlines on the back pages.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: MOTD2 - 13th September 2020
Mark Chapman is joined by Micah Richards to review the latest Premier League fixtures on the opening weekend of the season, featuring West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City at the Hawthorns and Tottenham Hotspur v Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Episode 5: MOTD2 - 18th October 2020
Mark Chapman presents action from Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion at Selhurst Park and Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Palace and Brighton shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw here last season, and Spurs won 2-0 against their London rivals here four months ago. Plus, a round-up of yesterday's goals.
Episode 6: MOTD2 - 25th October 2020
Mark Chapman presents action from the latest Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal v Leicester City at Emirates Stadium, as the Foxes looked to avenge a defeat at the hands of the Gunners at King Power Stadium in the Carabao Cup. Plus, Southampton v Everton at St Mary's Stadium, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United at Molineux, and a round-up of yesterday's goals.
Episode 7: MOTD2 - 1st November 2020
Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, introducing highlights of Manchester United v Arsenal at Old Trafford and Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Plus, action from Aston Villa v Southampton at Villa Park and Newcastle United v Everton at St James' Park.
Episode 8: MOTD2 - 8th November 2020
Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, including Manchester City v Liverpool at Etihad Stadium and Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux. The Citizens overcame Liverpool 4-0 last term, but the Reds had already claimed the league title Pep Guardiola's men had won in the previous two seasons. Both meetings between the Foxes and Wolves finished goalless last season, but both sides will have been hopeful of breaking the deadlock on this occasion having made steady starts to their respective campaigns.
Episode 9: MOTD2 - 22nd November 2020
Mark Chapman presents the highlights from today’s Premier League games, which included Leeds facing Arsenal at Elland Road and Sheffield United hosting West Ham. Leeds and Arsenal have traditionally been big rivals, but this will be their first Premier League meeting since the 2003-04 season. The Yorkshire side will be hoping to fare better than they did against the Gunners in that campaign, when they lost 4-1 at home and 5-0 at Highbury. Oli McBurnie’s goal was enough to give Sheffield United victory the last time they faced West Ham in January, although the Hammers did have an injury-time equaliser controversially ruled out by VAR.
Episode 10: MOTD2 - 29th November 2020
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the day’s three Premier League games, including a stand-out clash between Chelsea and Tottenham. Always keenly contested, the fixture has even more of an edge now former Blues boss Jose Mourinho is in charge of Spurs. Sunday’s other games include Manchester United making the long journey to the south coast to face Southampton and Arsenal hosting Wolves.
Episode 11: MOTD2 - 6th December 2020
Mark Chapman presents highlights from the day’s Premier League matches, which include a north London derby between old foes Tottenham and Arsenal. Spurs’ 2-1 victory over the Gunners in July meant they had gone unbeaten in six consecutive home league games against their bitter rivals for the first time since January 1968. However, Arsenal look rejuvenated this season under Mikel Arteta, and this is always a match that is fiercely contested.
Episode 12: MOTD2 - 13th December 2020
Mark Chapman and guests review the day's Premier League action, featuring Fulham v Liverpool at Craven Cottage, Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur at Selhurst Park, Arsenal v Burnley at Emirates Stadium, Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion at King Power Stadium and Southampton v Sheffield United at St Mary's Stadium.
Episode 13: MOTD2 - 20th December 2020
Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, including Manchester United v Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City. The two Uniteds were meeting for the first time since a 3-0 League Cup win for the Red Devils at Elland Road in September 2011, while Spurs were looking to emulate their 3-0 victory home win over the Foxes last season. Plus, West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United and a round-up of yesterday's goals.