Episode
Match of the Day 2: October 31st, 2010
Overview
Gabby Logan presents highlights of the day's Premier League matches, including highlights of two feisty derbies. First up is Aston Villa's clash with Birmingham at Villa Park. The Blues are on a horror run against their biggest foes, losing their last six matches to the Villans, including two 1-0 defeats last season. Elsewhere, Newcastle face their northeast rivals Sunderland for the first time since February 2009 following the Geordies' relegation to the Championship.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day 2
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2010-10-31
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
October 31st, 2010 is Episode 10 in Season 2010/11 of Match of the Day 2. It aired on 2010-10-31. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 9: October 24th, 2010
Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's Premier League matches, including an intriguing match at Eastlands where Manchester City welcome title rivals Arsenal. City won this fixture 4-2 last season but the match made the headlines for all the wrong reasons when City striker Emmanuel Adebayor - signed from Arsenal - incensed some of the Gunners fans by running the length of the pitch to celebrate his goal in front of them. Elsewhere, Manchester United are at Stoke, while Liverpool will hope to put their poor start to the season behind them when they play Blackburn at Anfield.
Episode 11: November 7th, 2010
Highlights including Liverpool v Chelsea, Arsenal v Newcastle and West Brom v Man City.
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Episode 8: October 17th, 2010
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's Premier League games, including the match between Everton and Liverpool. Merseyside derbies are usually fast and frenetic affairs, with the last 11 league games producing 19 red cards. Liverpool's Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Everton's Marouane Fellaini were both dismissed when the sides last met before Dirk Kuyt grabbed the winner for the Reds. The day's other game sees newly-promoted Blackpool host Manchester City at Bloomfield Road. While City have spent a fortune in the hope of becoming a Premier League force, Ian Holloway guided Blackpool to promotion from the Championship on a shoestring budget. Most pundits tipped the Tangerines to struggle before the start of the season, but there have been some encouraging signs from Holloway's side so far.
Episode 12: November 14th, 2010
Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's Premier League matches, including Everton's match with Arsenal at Goodison Park. The Toffees have made another slow start to the season and David Moyes will be anxious to see his side move up the table as quickly as possible. Chelsea v Sunderland Everton v Arsenal
Episode 7: October 3rd, 2010
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's top-flight games, plus a review of Saturday's action. Chelsea v Arsenal Manchester City v Newcastle Liverpool v Blackpool
Episode 13: November 21st, 2010
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's two Premier League matches, including Fulham versus Manchester City. Cottagers' boss Mark Hughes faces the club that controversially sacked him last year, immediately replacing him with Italian tactician Roberto Mancini. The day's other game is at Ewood Park, where Blackburn Rovers host Aston Villa. Remarkably, it will be the seventh meeting of the clubs in a little over a year.
Episode 6: September 26th, 2010
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's top-flight games, plus a review of Saturday's action. Bolton v Manchester United Wolverhampton v Aston Villa Newcaste v Stoke
Episode 14: November 28th, 2010
Colin Murray with highlights of Newcastle v Chelsea and Tottenham v Liverpool.
Episode 5: September 19th, 2010
Colin Murray introduces highlights of the day's top-flight games, plus a review of Saturday's action. Manchester United v Liverpool Chelsea v Blackpool
Episode 15: December 5th, 2010
Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's two Premier League matches and a round-up of the rest of the weekend's action. West Brom and West Ham face north-east opposition, with Newcastle travelling to the Hawthorns and Sunderland hosting the Hammers. Promoted pair West Brom and Newcastle have acquitted themselves well in the top flight this season. The Baggies have won at Arsenal and held Manchester United at Old Trafford, while Newcastle put six past Villa and scored five against Sunderland. Both league meetings were drawn last season, and West Brom have not claimed all three points in 17 attempts since Boxing Day 1984. West Ham have taken 10 points out of the last 12 against Sunderland and already won at the Stadium of Light this season, in the League Cup. Having made a poor start to the campaign, West Ham will be desperate to keep that good run going.
Episode 4: September 12th, 2010
Colin Murray introduces highlights of both of the day's Premier League matches. Birmingham v Liverpool Nice One Cyril Yesterday's Action
Episode 16: December 12th, 2010
Colin Murray presents highlights of the day's three Premier League matches, which were all derby games. There is also a chance to see the goals from all of Saturday's games in the top flight. Having struggled to beat Chelsea for years, Tottenham were looking for a third consecutive home win over the Blues at White Hart Lane today. Spurs' last victory in April threatened to derail Chelsea's title hopes and although Carlo Ancelotti's side were eventually crowned champions, his players will be determined to avenge that defeat today. Birmingham have won their last three league matches against Wolves, including the last meeting at St Andrew's in February when they had to rely on two late Kevin Phillips goals. Wolves had home advantage today although that didn't help them in their only previous derby this season, when they conceded a late Emile Heskey goal to lose 2-1 at home to Aston Villa. Bolton against Blackburn is always a fiercely contested derby match.