The WORST episodes of Match of the Day
Every episode of Match of the Day ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Match of the Day!
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 - August 15th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/2009
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the Premier League as the 2009/10 season gets under way. Everton v Arsenal Chelsea v Hull Blackburn v Man City Aston Villa v Wigan Wolverhampton v West Ham Stoke v Burnley Bolton v Sunderland Portsmouth v Fulham
#2 - August 19th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2009
Gary Lineker presents highlights and goals from the day's Premier League action in a mid-week special edition. Burnley v Man Utd Hull v Tottenham Liverpool v Stoke Birmingham v Portsmouth Sunderland v Chelsea Wigan v Wolves
#3 - August 22nd, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/2009
Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures. Wigan v Man Utd Arsenal v Portsmouth Man City v Wolves Sunderland v Blackburn Hull v Bolton Birmingham v Stoke
#4 - August 29th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/2009
Gary Lineker presents goals and highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures. Man Utd v Arsenal Tottenham v Birmingham Bolton v Liverpool Chelsea v Burnley Stoke v Sunderland Wolves v Hull Blackburn v West Ham
#5 - February 27th, 2010
Season 2009 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/27/2010
Gary Lineker introduces goals and highlights from Saturday's Premier League fixtures. Former Italy team-mates Carlo Ancelotti and Roberto Mancini have faced each other other as managers in the Milan derby, and here they met for the first time as Premier League bosses, with Ancelotti's Chelsea hosting Mancini's Manchester City. Arsenal travelled to Stoke, having lost at the Britannia Stadium both in this league fixture last season and in the FA Cup in January. Portsmouth's win over Burnley in December was their first under Avram Grant - could they do the double at Turf Moor? Birmingham v Wigan promised plenty of goals, as the Blues won this fixture 3-2 last season and also prevailed by the same scoreline at the DW Stadium earlier in this campaign. Wolves were at Bolton in the day's other top flight game.
#6 - December 28th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/28/2009
Gabby Logan presents highlights from the day's top flight fixtures as the busy Christmas period continues and the 2009/10 Barclays Premier League season moves past the halfway point. Chelsea v Fulham Wolves v Man City Tottenham v West Ham Stoke v Birmingham Blackburn v Sunderland Everton v Burnley
#7 - September 12th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/12/2009
Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from Barclays Premier League fixtures. Man City v Arsenal Spurs v Man Utd Stoke v Chelsea Portsmouth v Bolton Blackburn v Wolves Liverpool v Burnley Sunderland v Hull Wigan v West Ham
#8 - September 19th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/2009
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League. West Ham v Liverpool Burnley v Sunderland Arsenal v Wigan Aston Villa v Portsmouth Hull v Birmingham Bolton v Stoke
#9 - September 26th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2009
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League matches. Wigan v Chelsea Liverpool v Hull Tottenham v Burnley Stoke v Man Utd Birmingham v Bolton Blackburn v Aston Villa Fulham v Arsenal Portsmouth v Everton
#10 - October 3rd, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/2009
Gary Lineker presents highlights from five Premier League games. Man Utd v Sunderland Wolves v Portsmouth Bolton v Tottenham Burnley v Birmingham Hull v Wigan September Goal of the Month
#11 - October 17th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/2009
Gary Lineker hosts highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures. Aston Villa v Chelsea Sunderland v Liverpool Man Utd v Bolton Portsmouth v Tottenham Arsenal v Birmingham Stoke v West Ham Everton v Wolves
#12 - October 24th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/24/2009
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League games. Chelsea v Blackburn Tottenham v Stoke Birmingham v Sunderland Wolves v Aston Villa Burnley v Wigan Hull v Portsmouth
#13 - October 31st 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/31/2009
Gary Lineker presents all the highlights from the Barclays Premier League. Fulham v Liverpool Bolton v Chelsea Portsmouth v Wigan Arsenal v Tottenham Burnley v Hull Man Utd v Blackburn Sunderland v West Ham Stoke v Wolves Everton v Aston Villa
#14 - November 7th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/7/2009
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League. Man City v Burnley Wolves v Arsenal Villa v Bolton Spurs v Sunderland Blackburn v Portsmouth
#15 - November 21st, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/21/2009
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the Premier League. Liverpool v Man City Sunderland v Arsenal Hull v West Ham Chelsea v Wolves Man Utd v Everton Birmingham v Fulham Burnley v Villa
#16 - November 28th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/28/2009
Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the day's Barclays Premier League matches. Portsmouth v Man Utd West Ham v Burnley Aston Villa v Tottenham Man City v Hull Wigan v Sunderland Fulham v Bolton Blackburn v Stoke
#17 - December 5th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/5/2009
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from Barclays Premier League fixtures. Man City v Chelsea West Ham v Man Utd Arsenal v Stoke Aston Villa v Hull Wigan v Birmingham Portsmouth v Burnley Wolverhampton v Bolton Blackburn v Liverpool Goal of the month
#18 - December 12th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/12/2009
Gabby Logan introduces highlights and reaction from all nine matches in the Barclays Premier League. Chelsea v Everton Man Utd v Aston Villa Tottenham v Wolves Bolton v Man City Stoke v Wigan Birmingham v West Ham Sunderland v Portsmouth Burnley v Fulham Hull v Blackburn
#19 - December 16th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/16/2009
Gary Lineker presents highlights and goals from the day's Premier League action in a mid-week special edition, as well as all the goals from Tuesday's matches. Chelsea v Portsmouth Tottenham v Man City Burnley v Arsenal Liverpool v Wigan Tuesday's Action: Man Utd v Wolves Sunderland v Aston Villa Birmingham v Blackburn Bolton v West Ham
#20 - December 19th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/19/2009
Gary Lineker introduces highlights of the day's matches in the Barclays Premier League. Man City v Sunderland Fulham v Man Utd Portsmouth v Liverpool Arsenal v Hull Blackburn v Tottenham Aston Villa v Stoke
#21 - December 26th, 2009
Season 2009 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/26/2009
Gary Lineker hosts highlights from a busy Boxing Day of Premier League fixtures. Man City v Stoke West Ham v Portsmouth Birmingham v Chelsea Liverpool v Wolves Sunderland v Everton Wigan v Blackburn Burnley v Bolton Fulham v Tottenham
#22 - February 6th, 2010
Season 2009 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/6/2010
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures. Man Utd v Portsmouth Hull v Man City Liverpool v Everton Burnley v West Ham Tottenham v Aston Villa Stoke v Blackburn Sunderland v Wigan Bolton v Fulham
#23 - February 10th, 2010
Season 2009 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/10/2010
Gary Lineker presents highlights and goals from the midweek Premier League fixtures. Everton v Chelsea Aston Villa v Man Utd Arsenal v Liverpool Wolves v Tottenham West Ham v Birmingham Blackburn v Hull Tuesday's Action January's Goal of the Month
#24 - January 9th, 2010
Season 2009 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/9/2010
Gary Lineker presents all the goals and highlights from the latest Barclays Premier League fixtures. Birmingham v Man Utd Arsenal v Everton Goal of the Month
#25 - February 20th, 2010
Season 2009 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/20/2010
Gary Lineker presents highlights from the day's matches in the Premier League. Reigning champions Manchester United will aim to do the double over Everton for the third time in four years when they visit Goodison Park. Sunderland inflicted a surprise defeat on Arsenal when the sides met at the Stadium of Light in November 2009, so Arsene Wenger's team will look for revenge. Wolves fans will be nervous ahead of their match with Chelsea, given that the Blues have scored 14 goals in the teams' previous three meetings, including a 5-0 victory on their previous visit to Molineux. Tony Pulis takes his Stoke side to face his old club Portsmouth, while relegation rivals West Ham and Hull meet at Upton Park. Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson are in the studio to analyse the play.
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