The BEST episodes of Match of the Day season 2014
Every episode of Match of the Day season 2014, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Match of the Day season 2014!
Match of the Day (often abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in the Barclays Premier League. It is one of the BBC's longest-running shows, having been on air since 1964, though it has not always been aired regularly. The 'Match of the Day' brand is also often used for live football coverage on the BBC. They run a competition called Goal of the Month, choosing the best goal each month, where the winner from there will then be entered into a goal of the season award.
#1 - MOTD - 24th May 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 50 - Aired 5/24/2015
Highlights from the final day of the Premier League season, presented by Gary Lineker. Leicester City and Queens Park Rangers, both of whom have spent most of the season battling against relegation, meet at the King Power Stadium, while Aston Villa host Burnley in another game between two bottom-half sides. All eyes will be on Steven Gerrard in Liverpool's match at Stoke, with the Reds captain set to play his final game for the club before departing to join Los Angeles Galaxy. In London, Chelsea play Sunderland, Arsenal take on West Brom and Crystal Palace meet Swansea. Elsewhere, Tottenham travel to Everton, Hull play Manchester United, Manchester City face Southampton and Newcastle take on West Ham.
#2 - MOTD - 20th December 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/20/2014
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League games. Reigning champions Manchester City take on Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium hoping to record a seventh successive win against the Eagles. Similarly, Manchester United head to Villa Park hoping to clinch an eighth consecutive victory against Aston Villa. Elsewhere, Southampton host Everton, QPR meet West Brom and Hull take on Swansea, while Tottenham entertain Burnley and West Ham face Leicester.
#3 - MOTD - 16th May 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 49 - Aired 5/16/2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's seven Premier League matches in the penultimate week of the season. The threat of relegation has haunted both Sunderland and Leicester for much of the campaign, and they face each other in what could be a crucial clash in the fight to avoid dropping into the Championship. Burnley, who have also been in and around the bottom three all season, take on Stoke at Turf Moor. Elsewhere, QPR host Newcastle, Southampton play Aston Villa, Hull travel to Tottenham, West Ham face Everton and Liverpool are in action against Crystal Palace.
#4 - MOTD - 13th December 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/13/2014
Dan Walker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League games, including title-chasing Chelsea's match with Hull City at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have never lost to Hull in six previous Premier League meetings. Newcastle travel to Arsenal, while Leicester play host Manchester City boasting three wins to the champions' two in all-time Premier League matches. However, the Foxes are still to beat them at home. Elsewhere, West Brom host neighbours Aston Villa at the Hawthorns - 11 goals were scored in the two league games between the clubs last season and Southampton take on Burnley at Turf Moor in what was the first top-flight meeting between the two clubs in 40 years. The day's other fixtures saw Crystal Palace entertain Stoke and Sunderland host West Ham.
#5 - MOTD - 4th October 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/4/2014
The fixtures include Newcastle v Swansea, Sunderland v Stoke and Hull v Crystal Palace.
#6 - MOTD - 29th November 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/29/2014
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's eight Premier League games, including title-chasing Chelsea's trip to Sunderland. The Black Cats dented Chelsea's title hopes, while boosting their own chances of avoiding relegation, with a 2-1 victory in their last meeting in April. Elsewhere, former Manchester United legend Steve Bruce takes his Hull side to his old club while Liverpool host Stoke. Brendan Rodgers's side began last season with a 1-0 win over the Potters at Anfield, and after a stuttering start to this campaign they are desperate for three points. Elsewhere, West Brom take on Arsenal in the early kick-off and West Ham host Newcastle. The day's other fixtures see Aston Villa travel to Burnley, Swansea face Crystal Palace and QPR take on Leicester.
#7 - MOTD - 6th December 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/6/2014
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League games, including Chelsea's trip to Newcastle as the Londoners look to keep their title bid on course. Chelsea have never won at St James' Park in the league under Jose Mourinho, and their previous two visits have ended in defeat. In 2013 the Blues went into the match on the back of six straight victories but lost 2-0 after goals from Yoan Gouffran and Loic Remy. Elsewhere, Arsenal take on a Stoke team who have a fantastic record over Arsene Wenger's side at the Britannia Stadium, with just one defeat in the Premier League. Plus a London derby between Tottenham and Crystal Palace, while the champions Manchester City host Everton in the evening kick-off. Early-season strugglers QPR and Burnley meet at Loftus Road, Hull are at home to West Brom and Liverpool host Sunderland.
#8 - MOTD - 4th April 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 42 - Aired 4/4/2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's seven Premier League matches. In the lunchtime kick-off, Arsenal host Liverpool in a huge clash in the race for the Champions League places. Elsewhere, Everton play Southampton, Leicester take on Southampton, Man Utd face Aston Villa, Swansea host Hull, West Brom welcome QPR and Stoke visit Chelsea. Alan Shearer and Ruud Gullit are the studio guests.
#9 - MOTD - 2nd May 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 47 - Aired 5/2/2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from all of the day's Premier League matches. We're now into the final month of the season - with just four rounds of fixtures left, there will be plenty of tension in the air at both the top and bottom of the table. The games include Liverpool v QPR, while Manchester United host West Brom and Newcastle travel to Leicester. There's a battle of the red-and-white stripes as Sunderland face Southampton, and a clash of the clarets as West Ham and Burnley meet at Upton Park. The remaining games saw Swansea tackle Stoke while Aston Villa and Everton - two clubs who have struggled in the league this season - do battle at Villa Park.
#10 - MOTD - 27th September 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2014
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's eight Premier League fixtures, including two mouthwatering derby clashes. Last season's title contenders Liverpool clash with Everton for the first Merseyside bragging rights of the season in the early kick-off. The Reds were three goals to the good within 35 minutes of last year's clash at Anfield and ended up 4-0 winners, with departed talisman Luis Suarez among the scorers. The early-evening game is similarly stirring with Arsenal hosting their north London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur. And it's not all about the derbies on Saturday. Sandwiched in between those local rivalries, champions Manchester City travel to Hull City while fellow title contenders Chelsea take on Aston Villa. In Saturday's other fixtures Manchester United face West Ham, Crystal Palace take on Leicester, Southampton meet QPR and Sunderland entertain Swansea.
#11 - MOTD - 18th October 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/18/2014
Gabby Logan introduces highlights from today's seven matches as the Premier League returns following the international break. Reigning champions Manchester City host Tottenham in the lunchtime kick-off at the Etihad Stadium. Last season City were 5-0 up after 55 minutes and went on to win 6-0, with two goals apiece from Jesus Navas and Sergio Aguero. There's a London derby at Selhurst Park, where Crystal Palace entertain Chelsea in a match which proved crucial to both team's fortunes last season. Relegation-threatened Palace won 1-0 after an own goal from John Terry, denting the title hopes of Jose Mourinho's side. Elsewhere, Arsenal host Hull, Burnley are at home to West Ham, Aston Villa travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton, Newcastle face Leicester and Southampton play Sunderland at St Mary's Stadium.
#12 - MOTD - 25th October 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/25/2014
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from six Premier League matches, as reigning champions Manchester City face West Ham in the lunchtime kick-off at the Etihad Stadium. City were utterly dominant against the Hammers last season, winning all four of their encounters. They easily won both league matches and also enjoyed a record breaking 9-0 aggregate victory in the League Cup semi-finals. Elsewhere, Liverpool host Hull City at Anfield. The Tigers have never won a match away at the Reds and have let in 30 goals in nine previous visits. But they have a decent record against them in the Premier League, having only lost one of their last three encounters. In the other matches Southampton entertain Stoke, Arsenal travel to Sunderland, West Brom play Crystal Palace and Swansea take on Leicester in the evening kick-off.
#13 - MOTD - 25th April 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 46 - Aired 4/25/2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's eight Premier League matches, including champions Manchester City's clash against Aston Villa at the Etihad. In the battle against the drop, there could be a pivotal meeting at Turf Moor where Burnley host relegation rivals Leicester. Both sides were promoted last year but have struggled to get out of the bottom three all season. QPR, another of the favourites for relegation, face a London derby at home to West Ham. Elsewhere, Liverpool travel to West Brom, Southampton host Tottenham, Crystal Palace are at home to Hull, Newcastle take on Swansea and Sunderland face a trip to Stoke.
#14 - MOTD - 9th May 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 48 - Aired 5/9/2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's seven Premier League matches. Pressure at both ends of the table will be intense with just three weeks of the season remaining. The day's games include Manchester United's trip to Crystal Palace, the relegation showdown between Hull and Burnley, and fellow strugglers Aston Villa's game with West Ham at Villa Park. Leicester, battling at the wrong end of the table for most of the season, entertain a Southampton side that have been in the top 10 since August. The remaining games see Newcastle tackle West Brom and Tottenham travel to Stoke.
#15 - MOTD - 8th November 2014
Season 2014 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/8/2014
Gary Lineker presents highlights from all of today's Premier League fixtures. On paper the biggest fixture looked to be Chelsea's visit to Liverpool. The Blues' 2-0 victory at Anfield last season ended Liverpool's 11-match winning streak and spelled the beginning of the end for the Reds' title hopes. So far this season it has been the London side who have looked the more likely champions but there is still a long way to go, and today's result could prove crucial. Other fixtures today included Manchester United hosting Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. The Red Devils did the double over Palace last season but both sides have changed managers since then. Elsewhere, last season's champions Manchester City visited QPR, while Burnley and Hull met at Turf Moor. Southampton welcomed Leicester to St Mary's while there was a battle of the claret and blues when West Ham and Aston Villa met at Upton Park.
#16 - MOTD - 7th March 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 37 - Aired 3/7/2015
Highlights of the Premier League game between QPR and Tottenham at Loftus Road, introduced by Steve Bower. Spurs have won only once in six visits to Loftus Road during the Premier League era. However, they beat their relegation-threatened London neighbours 4-0 at White Hart Lane earlier this season.
#17 - MOTD - 14th March 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 40 - Aired 3/14/2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of six Premier League games, including reigning champions Manchester City's trip to Burnley. City dropped points to Sean Dyche's side when the teams met in December despite leading 2-0 at half-time - Burnley scored twice after the break to earn an unlikely point and will take confidence going into this clash at Turf Moor. Arsenal, meanwhile, are looking to keep their top-four bid on track when they host West Ham, while there is also a London derby between Crystal Palace and QPR in the early kick-off. There are also crucial points at stake in the relegation battle, with Leicester at home to Hull and Sunderland taking on Aston Villa.
#18 - MOTD - 18th April 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 44 - Aired 4/18/2015
Gabby Logan introduces highlights of the day's five Premier League matches, including title-chasing Chelsea against Manchester United, Everton's home game with Burnley and relegation-threatened Leicester versus Swansea. Meanwhile, Stoke welcome Southampton and Crystal Palace meet West Brom.
#19 - MOTD - FA Cup Final
Season 2014 - Episode 51 - Aired 5/30/2015
Highlights of the 2015 FA Cup Final, the 134th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest football cup competition. The match was contested by Arsenal and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium in London. The match was played on 30 May 2015.
#20 - MOTD - FA Cup Semi-Final Sunday
Season 2014 - Episode 45 - Aired 4/19/2015
Steve Bower with highlights and reaction following the weekend's second FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, as Aston Villa face Liverpool for a place in the final.
#21 - MOTD - 11th April 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 43 - Aired 4/11/2015
Gary Lineker presents highlights of the day's Premier League games, which include Tottenham against Aston Villa. Villa boss Tim Sherwood spent five months in charge of Spurs last season, but left last summer when the club instead opted to recruit Mauricio Pochettino. The Englishman returned to management with relegation-threatened Villa in February, and will be eager to prove a point to his former employers. Also battling for survival are Burnley, who face Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal. The Gunners are hoping to end the campaign by securing Champions League qualification for the 18th successive season, but cannot afford a slip-up at Turf Moor. Elsewhere, Southampton take on Hull, Swansea meet Everton and Sunderland face Crystal Palace, while West Brom play Leicester and West Ham host Stoke.
#22 - MOTD - 21st March 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 41 - Aired 3/21/2015
Gary Lineker is joined by Alan Shearer and Phil Neville for highlights from the day's seven Premier League matches, which include defending champions Manchester City v West Brom, Newcastle v Arsenal and West Ham v Sunderland. Tottenham host Leicester, Aston Villa play Swansea, Crystal Palace travel to Stoke, and Southampton welcome Burnley.
#23 - MOTD - FA Cup 6th Round Sunday
Season 2014 - Episode 39 - Aired 3/8/2015
Mark Chapman introduces highlights of the FA Cup quarter-final between seven-time winners Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers, who have lifted the cup on six occasions. Rovers, then also a second tier side, won 1-0 at Anfield in the last FA Cup meeting between the sides 15 years ago. Nathan Blake scored the winner that day in a fourth-round encounter. Liverpool saw off top-flight rivals Crystal Palace in the last round, whilst Blackburn have already knocked out Premier League duo Swansea and Stoke en route to the last eight.
#24 - MOTD - FA Cup 6th Round Saturday
Season 2014 - Episode 38 - Aired 3/7/2015
Dan Walker presents highlights of the day's two FA Cup quarter-finals. Giant killers Bradford City take on Reading, looking to keep their excellent recent cup tradition going. The 2013 League Cup finalists are enjoying a majestic FA Cup run this season, having already knocked out Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and Sunderland at home in the last round. Reading's Cup has seen them drawn away in every round. Steve Clarke's side have won at Championship rivals Huddersfield, Cardiff and Derby to reach the last eight. The day's other quarter-final sees Aston Villa host West Bromwich Albion in an eagerly awaited West Midlands derby. The claret and blue colours of Villa have adorned the famous old trophy seven times, the last of which came 58 years ago in 1957. West Brom were last winners of the Cup in 1968.
#25 - MOTD - 4th March 2015
Season 2014 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/4/2015
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from all of the Premier League's midweek fixtures, with title rivals Chelsea and Manchester City both in action. Jose Mourinho's Chelsea face a tough trip to their London neighbours West Ham, who have been one of the surprise packages this season. The Hammers were beaten 2-0 by the Blues earlier this campaign at Stamford Bridge and will be hoping to put on a better showing in front of their own supporters. Defending champions Manchester City host Leicester for the first time in the league in 11 years. Elsewhere, there's another London derby as Arsenal travel to QPR, Newcastle host Manchester United at St James' Park, Tottenham face Swansea, Liverpool are at home to Burnley and Everton visit Stoke. There will also be highlights from Tuesday's three matches.