Match of the Day Season 55, Episode 46: MOTD - 6th May 2019

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Community Shield Highlights

Gary Lineker presents highlights of the 2018 Community Shield. Football's traditional curtain-raiser at Wembley Stadium sees Chelsea take on Manchester City in what is sure to be a fascinating contest. Pep Guardiola's City will be keen to continue where they left off during a record-breaking 2017-18 season which saw them demolish their rivals en route to the Premier League title.

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MOTD - 11th August 2018

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's six Premier League games, along with Friday night's curtain-raiser between Manchester United and Leicester, as the 2018-19 Premier League season begins.

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MOTD - 18th August 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League matches. At Stamford Bridge Maurizio Sarri took charge of his first home game as Chelsea head coach, facing an Arsenal side with a new manager of their own in the guise of Unai Emery.

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MOTD - 25th August 2018

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between newly promoted Wolves and reigning champions Manchester City. Other matches include the London derby between Arsenal and West Ham, which sees former Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere return to face his former employers, and Liverpool v Brighton.

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MOTD - 1st September 2018

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between Leicester City and Liverpool. Other matches include Fulham's trip to Brighton and Manchester City's clash against Rafael Benitez's Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.

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MOTD - 15th September 2018

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, including the lunchtime kick-off between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool. Other matches include Fulham's visit to the Etihad Stadium to play champions Manchester City and Watford's clash with Manchester United at Vicarage Road.

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MOTD - 22nd September 2018

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of today's eight games, featuring the lunchtime kick-off between Fulham and Watford. Other matches include Manchester City's trip to Cardiff and Liverpool hosting Southampton at Anfield.

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MOTD - 29th September 2018

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, action and reaction from the day's eight Premier League fixtures, featuring Chelsea against familiar foes Liverpool. The meeting at Stamford Bridge is the most-played fixture between English sides in all competitions in the 21st century, with Chelsea and Liverpool facing each other for the 58th time in that period on Saturday. Champions Manchester City host Brighton & Hove Albion, struggling West Ham take on Manchester United, and Spurs travel to Huddersfield.

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MOTD - 6th October 2018

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, which include Tottenham versus Cardiff and Manchester United against Newcastle, as well as Friday night's encounter between Brighton and West Ham.

80 min

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MOTD - 20th October 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League games, including Chelsea's clash with Manchester United, West Ham versus Spurs and Manchester City against Burnley. The match at Stamford Bridge sees United manager Jose Mourinho return to his former club, who have started the campaign strongly under their new boss Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea haven't lost a home game against Manchester United since 2012, and they also came out on top in the most recent meeting, winning 1-0 at Wembley in last season's FA Cup final.

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MOTD - 27th October 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, which include Liverpool v Cardiff and Brighton v Wolves, while Leicester play West Ham. Newcastle make the long trip to the south coast to take on Southampton, Fulham host Bournemouth, and Huddersfield visit Watford.

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MOTD - 3rd November 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights from Saturday's Premier League matches, which included Arsenal's clash with Liverpool. Elsewhere, Manchester United travelled to the south coast for a tricky-looking fixture against a Bournemouth side that have started the season superbly. Tottenham also faced a difficult test away at Wolves, who have begun life back in the Premier League with aplomb.

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MOTD - 10th November 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures, including Newcastle v Bournemouth and a London derby between Crystal Palace and Tottenham. The early kick-off saw Cardiff hosting Brighton.

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MOTD - 24th November 2018

Watch all of the goals, highlights and talking points from Saturday's Premier League fixtures, including Chelsea's trip to face Tottenham at Wembley. In last season's corresponding fixture, the Blues ran out 2-1 winners thanks to a double from Marco Alonso. Elsewhere, West Ham United host reigning champions Manchester City, Liverpool travel to Watford, and Manchester United meet Crystal Palace. Presented by Gary Lineker.

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MOTD - 1st December 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, including Manchester City versus Bournemouth, plus action from Friday's encounter between Cardiff and Wolves. Reigning champions Manchester City have won their six previous Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, but the Cherries' attack, featuring Callum Wilson and Ryan Fraser, should test the home side.

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MOTD - 5th December 2018

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the ten midweek Premier League games, including the clash between Manchester United and Arsenal. Last season United won both league games against the Gunners, a feat they had last managed under Sir Alex Ferguson in the 2011-12 campaign. With Ferguson now retired and long-serving Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger having left in the summer, this will be the first time the sides have met without either manager in the dugout for 32 years.

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MOTD - 8th December 2018

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, best action and reaction from the day's eight Premier League fixtures, including title hopefuls Chelsea at home to champions Manchester City. Chelsea have kept pace with City in the early months of the season to ignite the belief they can challenge for a third league title in five years. However, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City side had won the past three meetings against Chelsea without conceding a goal, including in this season's Community Shield.

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MOTD - 15th December 2018

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, highlights and reaction from the day's Premier League fixtures, including champions Manchester City taking on Everton. Pep Guardiola's side have set the pace in the Premier League in the 2018-19 season but have struggled in recent years on home soil against the Blues, drawing the last three league meetings. Meanwhile, Huddersfield Town entertain Newcastle United in a crucial game.

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MOTD - 22nd December 2018

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, action and reaction from Saturday's eight Premier League fixtures, including champions Manchester City against Crystal Palace. City are unbeaten in their last eight contests with the Eagles and have won back-to-back home games 5-0 against them, but Palace held Pep Guardiola's men to a goalless draw when the sides last met in December 2017. There is also a chance to see the best of the action from Friday night's game between Wolves and Liverpool at Molineux.

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MOTD - 26th December 2018

Gary Lineker introduces goals, action and reaction to the nine Boxing Day Premier League fixtures, including Leicester against champions Manchester City. Leicester are without a win versus Pep Guardiola's men in four attempts in all competitions, with their last victory against them coming in a 4-2 triumph in December 2016, when Leicester were the defending English champions. Jamie Vardy scored a hat-trick for the Foxes that day.

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MOTD - 29th December 2018

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, best action and reaction from the day's six Premier League fixtures, including the headline clash at Anfield between Liverpool and Arsenal. Liverpool ran out convincing winners in the corresponding fixture last season, with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scoring in a 4-0 victory. Elsewhere Tottenham host Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton travel to Brighton and Hove Albion.

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MOTD - 2nd January 2019

Dan Walker presents Premier League highlights in the first Match of the Day of 2019. Manchester United travel to face Newcastle, with Newcastle aiming to repeat their victory at St James' Park last season. That 1-0 win was a first at home in four months for the Magpies, over a Manchester United team who were second in the table. The best of the action from the three New Year's Day fixtures is also featured.

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FA Cup Third Round: Highlights 1

Highlights and reaction to Saturday's big games in the FA Cup third round, one of the most famous days in the football calendar. This is the point at which the Premier League and Championship sides enter the fray - prepare for giant-killings and cup heroics. Last year saw League Two Coventry knock out top-flight Stoke at this stage - who will be making the headlines this season?

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FA Cup Third Round: Highlights 2

Manish Bhasin presents highlights from the third round of the FA Cup, the stage at which Premier League and Championship clubs enter the competition.

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MOTD - 12th January 2019

Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League games, including West Ham's clash with London rivals Arsenal and Liverpool's game away to Brighton. The Merseysiders have won their last six league and cup games against the Seagulls and haven't lost against them since 1984.

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MOTD - 19th January 2019

Join Gary Lineker and guests for the best action and reaction from the day's eight Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal against fellow Premier League heavyweights Chelsea. Elsewhere, Liverpool host Crystal Palace, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United face Brighton, and Southampton meet Everton.

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FA Cup Fourth Round: Saturday Highlights

Highlights of all of Saturday's matches from the FA Cup fourth round. Can any of the minnows left in the competition match last season's achievement of League Two side Newport, who held Tottenham to a draw at this stage?

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FA Cup Fourth Round: Sunday Highlights

Manish Bhasin presents highlights of the day's matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. At this stage last season, West Brom pulled off a sensational 3-2 win away at Liverpool.

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MOTD - 30th January 2019

Highlights from the midweek Premier League games. Wednesday's matches see Liverpool taking on Leicester, Tottenham facing Watford and Crystal Palace visiting Southampton. There is also a chance to see all the goals, action and talking points from Tuesday's fixtures.

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MOTD - 2nd February 2019

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, best action and reaction from Saturday's Premier League fixtures, including Tottenham against Newcastle. Title-chasing Tottenham won 2-1 at Newcastle back in August, courtesy of goals from Jan Vertonghen and Dele Alli. It was their third successive win over the Magpies. The day's other games include Chelsea versus struggling Huddersfield and Burnley's clash against Southampton.

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MOTD - 9th February 2019

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of all seven of Saturday's Premier League matches. A hectic day of fixtures is headlined by league pacesetters Liverpool looking to continue their title charge against Bournemouth. There's also a mouthwatering game at the bottom of the table with Southampton taking on fellow strugglers Cardiff. Everton's trip to Watford also catches the eye, with Toffees boss Marco Silva returning to his former employers for the first time.

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FA Cup Fifth Round: Highlights 1

Manish Bhasin presents the best of the action from the FA Cup fifth round, where lower league clubs battle against the odds for a quarter-final place. Premier League champions Manchester City travelled to League Two Newport County with the home side dreaming of a historic win.

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FA Cup Fifth Round: Highlights 2

Gabby Logan and guests analyse the key action and biggest talking points from the day's FA Cup fifth-round fixtures. League One Doncaster Rovers were hoping to mark a first appearance at this stage for 63 years by shocking Premier League Crystal Palace.

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MOTD - 23rd February 2019

All the goals and highlights from the Premier League, including Newcastle hosting Huddersfield, Burnley's game against Tottenham and Crystal Palace's trip to Leicester.

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MOTD - 27th February 2019

All the goals and highlights from the midweek Premier League fixtures, which included a huge game between London rivals and title hopefuls Chelsea and Tottenham. All 20 clubs are in action so expect plenty of twists and turns in both the race for the title and the battle to avoid the drop.

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MOTD - 2nd March 2019

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of today’s seven Premier League matches, including the eagerly-anticipated north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.

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MOTD - 9th March 2019

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of today’s seven Premier League matches, including the clash between title-chasing Manchester City and Watford at the Etihad Stadium, and Tottenham’s visit to Southampton. Elsewhere, Crystal Palace welcome bitter rivals Brighton and Hove Albion to Selhurst Park with both sides looking to put daylight between themselves and the relegation zone.

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MOTD - 16th March 2019

Highlights of today’s three Premier League matches, which included some crucial games at the bottom of the table. Struggling Huddersfield Town travelled to West Ham looking for a vital three points in their battle to beat the drop. Two sides that have also spent much of the campaign at the wrong end of the table, Burnley and Newcastle, were also in action taking on Leicester and Bournemouth respectively.

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MOTD - 30th March 2019

Gabby Logan introduces the best action from the day’s seven Premier League games as the stakes are raised at both ends of the table with just seven rounds of fixtures remaining. With guests Alan Shearer and Martin Keown. Defending champions Manchester City travel to relegation-threatened Fulham, while there’s a meeting between south-coast strugglers Brighton and Southampton, Crystal Palace host Huddersfield, and Manchester United welcome Watford.

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MOTD - 6th April 2019

Comprehensive highlights and analysis of all the headlines, goals and talking points from today's Premier League games, plus Liverpool's trip to relegation-threatened Southampton on Friday night.

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Highlights: FA Cup Semi-Final

Highlights of the FA Cup semi-final between Watford and Wolves at Wembley.

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MOTD - 13th April 2019

Gary Lineker presents coverage of today’s six Premier League encounters, with Tottenham and Manchester United both striving to keep their top-four hopes on track. Spurs host a Huddersfield Town side whose relegation has already been confirmed, while United entertain mid-table West Ham at Old Trafford. Elsewhere, there is a potential relegation six-pointer between Cardiff and Burnley, while Brighton host Bournemouth, Fulham play Everton and Southampton meet Wolves.

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MOTD - 20th April 2019

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from all of today’s Premier League matches. Tottenham and Manchester City met for the third time in 10 days, having just played each other home and away in the Champions League quarter-finals. Elsewhere, Wolves, who have enjoyed a successful return to the top flight, hosted Brighton, and Southampton made the long trip up from the south coast to take on Newcastle at St James’ Park.

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MOTD - 27th April 2019

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from all of today’s Premier League matches and Friday’s clash between title-chasing Liverpool and Huddersfield. Tottenham were in action in the lunchtime kick-off as fierce local rivals West Ham visited Spurs’ new stadium for the first time. There was plenty of action at the foot of the table with Newcastle making the long journey to play Brighton, while Fulham faced Cardiff.

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MOTD - 4th May 2019

Gary Lineker introduces the goals, action and reaction from the six Premier League games to have taken place so far this weekend, including Liverpool‘s trip to Newcastle. The title-chasing Reds enjoyed a fine 4-0 win in Boxing Day’s reverse fixture to ensure they ended 2018 top of the table, with Mohamed Salah and Xherdan Shaqiri among the scorers. The day’s other fixtures include Bournemouth versus Tottenham, Cardiff’s home match against Crystal Palace and Southampton’s game at West Ham.

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MOTD - 6th May 2019

Highlights of title-chasing Manchester City’s penultimate game of the season against 2015-16 champions Leicester. The Foxes have twice proven difficult opponents for Pep Guardiola’s defending champions this season, beating them 2-1 at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day and also taking them to penalties in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. Mark Chapman presents all the action.

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MOTD - 12th May 2019

Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the final day of the Premier League season. Manchester City and Liverpool have played out a thrilling battle for the title. Could the 2018-19 season feature a nail-biting finale? Manchester City will be desperate for three points when they travel to the south coast to take on Brighton, while Liverpool host Wolverhampton Wanderers – no doubt hoping to avoid a repeat of their FA Cup defeat at the hands of Nuno Espirito Santo’s side in January.

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FA Cup Final: Highlights

Jason Mohammad presents highlights of the FA Cup final at Wembley. Victory for Manchester City against Watford will give them a second major domestic cup trophy of the season. It is 30 years since the Hornets last beat City, who have won the ten most recent encounters. However, Javi Gracia’s men will take heart from their incredible semi-final comeback against Wolves as they look to lift the cup for the first time in their history.

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