Season 2000/01
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Season 2000/01

57 Episodes2000

ITV won back the Premier League highlights as part of a three year deal. They also obtained Nationwide League rights whilst the BBC regained the FA Cup and England games. It was a major blow to the BBC, but Match of the Day continued to show live FA Cup and European games.

Episodes (57)

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Ep 1

19th August 2000

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Gary Lineker returns with the best of the action and all the goals on the opening day of the Premiership.
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Ep 2

23rd August 2000

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Tonight's featured match is Derby County v Newcastle at St James' Park, where both will be hoping to start the current campaign in better form than they began the last. Plus action from other midweek matches.
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Ep 3

25th August 2000: Uefa Super Cup Final: Galatasaray v Real Madrid

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Coverage from Monaco's Stade Louis II stadium as European Cup champions Real Madrid meet UEFA Cup winners Galatasaray in the Super Cup final. Real will start favourites, with the world's most expensive player, Portugal's Euro 2000 star Luis Figo , in their line-up but Galatasaray should not be underestimated. In the event of a draw after 90 minutes, golden-goal extra time will be played.
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Ep 4

26th August 2000

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Gary Lineker, Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson introduce the best of the day's Premiership action, featuring West Ham's performance against Manchester United.
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Ep 5

6th September 2000

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Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen present all the goals and highlights from the midweek Premiership programme. Tonight's games include Liverpool v Aston Villa at Anfield, which could see Michael Owen, David Ginola and Emile Heskey in action. Arsenal go head-to-head with Chelsea, Coventry take on Newcastle, Ipswich meet Leicester, Charlton entertain Southampton and Derby welcome Middlesbrough. Plus action from last night's Manchester United v Bradford and Everton v Tottenham matches.
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Ep 6

9th September 2000

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The best of the action from the day's Premiership games, including Chelsea's trip to Newcastle.
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Ep 7

16th September 2000

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The pick of the day's Premiership action focuses on Manchester United against Everton and includes a look at Coventry's trip to Arsenal, plus Ipswich at Leeds.
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Ep 8

23rd September 2000

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The best of the day's Premiership action focuses on Arsenal's visit to a newly promoted Ipswich, with highlights from Manchester United against Chelsea at Old Trafford.
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Ep 9

28th September 2000: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Rapid Bucharest

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Coverage of Liverpool's Uefa Cup first-round, second-leg tie against Romania's Rapid Bucharest at Anfield. After missing out on European football last season, Liverpool will be keen to have a long run in the competition they have won twice before.
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Ep 10

30th September 2000

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Featuring Manchester City v Newcastle United and Leeds United v Tottenham Hotspur.
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Ep 11

11th October 2000: World Cup Qualifier

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England have not lost to Finland since 1985, winning in eight of their nine meetings. Tonight, they take on the Finns again in Helsinki.
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Ep 12

14th October 2000

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The best of the day's Premiership action, featuring Leicester City's vital game against Manchester United and highlights of Arsenal v Aston Villa and Chelsea v Sunderland.
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Ep 13

21st October 2000

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The best of the day's Premiership action, featuring Leicester City's game against Liverpool and highlights of Manchester United v Leeds.
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Ep 14

26th October 2000: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Slovan Liberec

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Coverage of Liverpool's Uefa Cup second-round, first-leg tie against Slovan Liberec at Anfield introduced by Gary Lineker.
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Ep 15

28th October 2000

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The best of the day's Premiership action, featuring Newcastle United's game against West Ham and Manchester City's trip to Arsenal.
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Ep 16

4th November 2000

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The best of the day's action, featuring Manchester United's game against Coventry at Highfield and the clash between Liverpool and Leeds at Elland Road.
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Ep 17

11th November 2000

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The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of Arsenal's game against Derby County at Highbury. Arsenal's current form suggests they are a force to be reckoned with this season while Derby have much work to do in order to gain their first Premiership win.
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Ep 18

15th November 2000: International: Italy v England

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Gary Lineker introduces highlights of England's friendly against Euro 2000 finalists Italy at Turin's Stadio Delle Alpi.
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Ep 19

18th November 2000

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The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of the derby match between Newcastle and Sunderland from St James' Park.
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Ep 20

25th November 2000

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The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of Chelsea's trip to Everton.
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Ep 21

2nd December 2000

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The best of the day's action, featuring highlights of Manchester United's game against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Ep 22

7th December 2000: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Olymplakos

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Coverage from Anfield of Liverpool's Uefa Cup third-round, second-leg match against Olympiakos, the champions of Greece.
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Ep 23

9th December 2000

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The best of the day's action, with highlights of the North East derby Middlesbrough v Sunderland.
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Ep 24

16th December 2000

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Highlights of Chelsea's game against Middlesbrough and Leeds' clash against Sunderland.
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Ep 25

23rd December 2000

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The best of the day's Premiership action, with highlights of Liverpool v Arsenal, Manchester United v Ipswich and, at the other end of the table, Chelsea v Bradford.
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Ep 26

26th December 2000

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The best of the Boxing Day Premiership action, with highlights of Newcastle v Leeds, West Ham v Charlton, and Manchester City v Derby.
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Ep 27

30th December 2000

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The best of the day's Premiership action, with highlights of Newcastle United's clash against Manchester United and Derby's trip to Southampton.
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Ep 28

1st January 2001

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The hectic festive football schedule continues apace, as Charlton Athletic play Arsenal in their second London derby in less than a week. Meanwhile at Stamford Bridge, there's a repeat of this year's FA Cup final as Chelsea take on Aston Villa.
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Ep 29

6th January 2001: FA Cup Third Round

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The best of the day's action from the third round of the FA Cup. Includes highlights of Arsenal's visit to Carlisle and Walsall v West Ham.
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Ep 30

13th January 2001

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Premiership highlights of the London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal.
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Ep 31

20th January 2001

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Highlights of Newcastle's trip to Leeds.
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Ep 32

27th January 2001: FA Cup Fourth Round

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Highlights of Liverpool's trip to Leeds and Derby's game against Blackburn Rovers.
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Ep 33

28th January 2001: FA Cup Fourth Round

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Fourth round FA Cup clash highlights including Gillingham v Chelsea and Manchester United v West Ham.
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Ep 34

31st January 2001

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The best of the action from tonight's Premiership matches, featuring Sunderland v Manchester United.
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Ep 35

3rd February 2001

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Highlights from Highfield Road as relegation-haunted Coventry take on Arsenal.
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Ep 36

10th February 2001

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Highlights from Stamford Bridge as Chelsea take on champions Manchester United, and Ipswich pay a visit to Highbury to face Arsenal.
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Ep 37

15th February 2001: Uefa Cup: AS Roma v Liverpool

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Coverage from the Olympic Stadium as AS Roma take on Liverpool in this Uefa Cup fourth round, first leg tie, a rerun of 1984's dramatic European Cup final.
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Ep 38

17th February 2001: FA Cup Fifth Round

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The best of the action from the fifth-round FA Cup ties. With Manchester United out of the picture, Liverpool are the new favourites to lift the cup but how will they fare against Manchester City?
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Ep 39

22nd February 2001: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v AS Roma

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Coverage from Anfield as Liverpool conclude their two-leg tie against the much-fancied AS Roma for a place in the Uefa Cup quarter-finals.
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Ep 40

24th February 2001

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The day's Premiership action introduced by Gary Lineker, with Alan Hansen and Trevor Brooking. Today's main match is Coventry City v Charlton Athletic.
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Ep 41

3rd March 2001

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Gary Lineker presents highlights from Filbert Street where Leicester face a tough challenge against Liverpool.
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Ep 42

10th March 2001: FA Cup Sixth Round

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Gary Lineker presents highlights from the quarter-finals of the FA Cup as Arsenal take on first-division opponents.
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Ep 43

15th March 2001: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v FC Porto

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Coverage from Anfield as Liverpool conclude their two-leg quarter-final tie against FC Porto.
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Ep 44

17th March 2001

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Gary Lineker presents highlights from today's Premiership action, including Chelsea's clash with Sunderland at Stamford Bridge and Manchester United's meeting with Leicester City at Old Trafford.
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Ep 45

31st March 2001

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Ray Stubbs presents today's Premiership highlights, including the London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham.
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Ep 46

5th April 2001: Uefa Cup: Barcelona v Liverpool

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Coverage of the first leg of the Uefa Cup semi-final between Barcelona and Liverpool from the Nou Camp stadium.
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Ep 47

7th April 2001

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Ray Stubbs presents today's Premiership highlights, including Leicester City v Coventry at Filbert Street.
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Ep 48

14th April 2001

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Premiership highlights, including Manchester City's trip to Leicester City.
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Ep 49

16th April 2001

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Gary Lineker presents today's Premiership highlights, including league-strugglers Coventry's vital clash with Sunderland at Highfield Road.
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Ep 50

19th April 2001: Uefa Cup: Liverpool v Barcelona

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Liverpool face perhaps their toughest challenge yet in this season's Uefa Cup as they take on Barcelona in this semi-final second leg at Anfield.
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Ep 51

21st April 2001

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Premiership highlights, including Ipswich Town's clash against Coventry.
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Ep 52

28th April 2001

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Premiership highlights, including Coventry v Liverpool.
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Ep 53

5th May 2001

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Premiership highlights of Arsenal v Leeds at Highbury in a match that could determine which teams qualify for next season's Champions League.
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Ep 54

12th May 2001: FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Liverpool

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Highlights of today's FA Cup final between Arsenal and Liverpool from Cardiff.
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Ep 55

16th May 2001: Uefa Cup Final: Liverpool v Alaves

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Coverage of the Uefa Cup final from Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion in Germany. Liverpool will start favourites as they bid to lift this trophy for the third time, but their Spanish opponents should not be underestimated. The most familiar name in the Alaves squad will be attacking midfielder Jordi Cruyff , formerly of Manchester United. Other players to watch out for include striker Javi Moreno , Argentinian midfielder Hermes Desio and goalkeeper Martin Herrera , who last season conceded fewer goals than any other custodian in Spain's Primera Liga. Liverpool's success has been based on rotating a star studded squad. Strikers Michael Owen , Emile Heskey and Robbie Fowler are supported by a fluent midfield and a strong defence built around robust Finn Sami Hyypia. Boss Gerard Houllier will be expecting much of young midfield star Steven Gerrard and inspirational veteran Gary McAllister.
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Ep 56

19th May 2001

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Gary Lineker and the team discuss the big issue of who will take the third spot in next year's Champions League.
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Ep 57

6th June 2001: World Cup Qualifier

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Coverage from Athens of England's World Cup qualifying game against Greece. After starting badly by losing to Germany, England's wins against Finland and Albania under their new coach Sven Goran Eriksson have rekindled hopes of qualifying for next year's finals. England desperately need a win tonight to gain the three vital points that would secure them at least a place in the play-offs. Greece are nearly out of the World Cup after losing to Albania, but played very impressively in their matches against Germany.