Match of the Day
Season 2004/05
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Match of the Day returns to the BBC for the new season, as part of a new football package on the BBC.
Where to Watch Match of the Day • Season 2004/05
81 Episodes
- 8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester UnitedE1
8th August 2004: Community Shield: Arsenal v Manchester UnitedHighlights of this afternoon's game between Premiership champions Arsenal and FA Cup winners Manchester United at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. This traditional curtain-raiser to the new season mirrors last year's encounter, when then-champions United beat the FA Cup winners on penalties. - Match of the Day at 40E2
Match of the Day at 40David Beckham and Michael Owen are among the stars reflecting on four decades of football's flagship show. Classic clips and cherished memories illustrate how the programme became a national treasure and why it's a favourite of comedians. Other contributors include Bobby Robson, George Best, Brian Clough, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Ian Wright, Delia Smith, Des Lynam and Jimmy Hill. - 14th August 2004E3
14th August 2004Celebrating its 40th year, Match of the Day returns live to Saturday night with extended highlights and analysis of the Premiership on the opening day of the season. Featured games include Tottenham v Liverpool, Middlesbrough v Newcastle and Norwich v Crystal Palace. - 28th August 2004E7
28th August 2004Will Manchester United's lunchtime match against Blackburn have re-ignited the flame of their mid-90s Premiership rivalry? Gary Lineker has news of this, plus coverage of defending champions Arsenal's trip to Carrow Road to play newly promoted Norwich and action from Stamford Bridge where Chelsea hosted Paul Sturrock 's Southampton. There's also the result of Crystal Palace's encounter with Middlesbrough's new strike force of Mark Viduka and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. - 4th September 2004: World Cup QualifierE8
4th September 2004: World Cup QualifierNorthern Ireland v Poland. Coverage of this Group Six World Cup qualifying match from Belfast's Windsor Park. Since Lawrie Sanchez took over as manager in January, Northern Ireland have made a marked improvement in form, remaining unbeaten over the last six games. Can they build upon last month's encouraging result against Switzerland? - 2nd October 2004E12
2nd October 2004Highlights of today's six Premiership matches, including Arsenal's London derby against Charlton, Everton's clash with the Spurs side they defeated at Easter for the first time in seven years and Manchester City's visit to Southampton. Plus Norwich v Portsmouth, Blackburn v Aston Villa and West Brom v Bolton. - 9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: England v WalesE13
9th October 2004: World Cup Qualifier: England v WalesCoverage from Old Trafford of the World Cup qualifier between the two home nations. A win would put England in a strong position in Group Six, but Wales can't afford another slip-up following draws with Azerbaijan and Northern Ireland. In his penultimate game in charge, can Mark Hughes lead Wales to a repeat of the victory he secured as a player when the teams last met in 1984? - 28th December 2004E29
28th December 2004Highlights from all nine of today's Premiership matches. Southampton face a silverware-hungry Liverpool side, Portsmouth host title contenders Chelsea, Manchester United travel to play Aston Villa and Tottenham meet London rivals Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane. - 8th January 2005: FA Cup Third RoundE34
8th January 2005: FA Cup Third RoundHighlights of today's FA Cup third-round tussles, including Jose Mourinho 's Premiership pace-setters Chelsea v Scunthorpe United, currently at the top of League Two, and 11-times winners Manchester Utd v Exeter City from the Conference. - 9th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Yeading v Newcastle UnitedE35
9th January 2005: FA Cup Third Round: Yeading v Newcastle UnitedFrom OPR's Loftus Road stadium in west London, the last of this weekend's FA Cup third-round ties. "The Ding" will need to muster a Herculean effort to pull off an upset - when the draw was made last December, 125 league places separated the non-league side from the Premiership giants. Johnson Hippolyte's third-round debutants will take heart, however, from the Magpies' travails in 1998, when Conference outfit Stevenage took Shearer and co to a fourth-round replay. - 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v MiddlesbroughE40
29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v MiddlesbroughAfter seeing off Exeter City at the second attempt, Alex Ferguson 's men continue their defence of the FA Cup with an all-Premiership fourth-round tie at Old Trafford against Middlesbrough. - 29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth RoundE41
29th January 2005: FA Cup Fourth RoundAction from, and reaction to, today's fourth-round FA Cup ties, which included West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham, Arsenal v Wolves, Southampton's south coast derby with Portsmouth and holders Manchester United v Middlesbrough. - 12th February 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round ReplayE46
12th February 2005: FA Cup Fourth Round ReplayTottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion. Coverage from White Hart Lane of the all-Premiership FA Cup fourth-round replay. With a home tie against Championship side Nottingham Forest the prize, both teams will be desperate for victory. - 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Sheffield UnitedE48
19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Arsenal v Sheffield UnitedAfter suffering a bitter Premiership defeat against Manchester Utd, which effectively ended the Gunners' title hopes, Arsene Wenger's men will at least be confident of booking themselves a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals as they face the third game in a row against Championship opposition. - 19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Manchester UnitedE49
19th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Everton v Manchester UnitedTwo North West rivals with a renowned FA Cup pedigree vie for supremacy in this eagerly awaited all-Premiership fifth-round tie. The last two FA Cup meetings between these two sides have been finals, with Manchester Utd winning in 1985 and Everton lifting the trophy a decade on. Fans' emotions will be running particularly high tonight - former Toffees wunderkind Wayne Rooney is set to return to Goodison Park for the first time since joining Alex Ferguson 's side last summer. Who will make it through to Monday's quarter-final draw? - 20th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Burnley v Blackburn RoversE51
20th February 2005: FA Cup Fifth Round: Burnley v Blackburn RoversCoverage from Turf Moor of this FA Cup fifth-round tie - a Lancashire derby that sees Championship outfit Burnley take on Premiership side Blackburn. It's 45 years since the local rivals met in the FA Cup. A replay victory for Blackburn en route to their most recent final appearance. But it's current form that counts, and Mark Hughes' Blackburn won't relish a trip to the side that knocked out Liverpool in the third round. - 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bolton Wanderers v ArsenalE54
12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bolton Wanderers v ArsenalThe first of three all-Premiership FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend is a potential thriller which pits Sam Allardyce's high-flying Trotters against the Premiership champions. Can the mercurial Londoners reach their fifth consecutive semi-final? - 12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Southampton v Manchester UnitedE55
12th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Southampton v Manchester UnitedTwo sides who are installed at opposite ends of the Premiership and are desperately seeking silverware, clash at St Mary's for a coveted place in the FA Cup semi-finals. - 13th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Leicester CityE56
13th March 2005: FA Cup Sixth Round: Blackburn Rovers v Leicester CityThe last non-Premiership team remaining in the FA Cup travel to Ewood Park for this quarter-final match. The difference in their league status notwithstanding, Mark Hughes' side would do well to remember the Foxes claimed the estimable scalp of Charlton Athletic in the fifth round. - 26th March 2005: World Cup QualifierE58
26th March 2005: World Cup QualifierEngland v Northern Ireland. Sven-Goran Eriksson's men launch into a home double header of World Cup qualifiers which could help propel them towards Germany in 2006. Their first opponents in today's Group Six tie at Old Trafford are a resurgent Northern Ireland side unbeaten in six games. - 17th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Newcastle UnitedE63
17th April 2005: FA Cup Semi-Final: Manchester United v Newcastle UnitedAn all-Premiership FA Cup semi-final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium that sees the Magpies, who haven't lifted the trophy for 50 years, out to end three previous defeats in the competition by the Red Devils, winners on a record 11 occasions. - 7th May 2005E68
7th May 2005It's the penultimate weekend of the Premiership season, but there could still be a lot to play for. Among the relegation-threatened sides in action today were Bryan Robson 's West Brom - who aimed for a major upset at his old club Manchester Utd - Norwich, who faced Birmingham, and Crystal Palace and Southampton, who played a potential "six-pointer". - 15th May 2005E69
15th May 2005On the final day of the Premiership season, Gary Lineker presents highlights of all today's matches. There are big games at the top end of the table as new champions Chelsea visit Newcastle seeking revenge for their FA Cup defeat, while Everton look to finish with a flourish and an away win at Bolton. Manchester United travel south to take on lowly Southampton, fellow strugglers Norwich go to Fulham, West Brom face Portsmouth and Crystal Palace play Charlton. - 21st May 2005: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v ArsenalE70
21st May 2005: FA Cup Final: Manchester United v ArsenalCardiff's Millennium Stadium bids farewell to English football's showpiece occasion as holders Manchester United clash with Arsenal in the 124th FA Cup final. The last time the teams met in the final was back in 1979, when Alan Sunderland 's last-minute winner ensured the Gunners won 3-2 at Wembley. - 28th May 2005: International FriendlyE71
28th May 2005: International FriendlyHighlights of the friendly between the USA and England from Chicago's Soldier Field Stadium. The States have twice upset the odds against England, winning 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup and 2-0 against a poor side in a 1993 friendly. - 31st May 2005: International FriendlyE72
31st May 2005: International FriendlyColombia v England. The Giants Stadium in New Jersey is the venue as England play the second and final friendly of their American tour. Sven-Goran Eriksson 's men have never lost against Colombia and were 2-0 winners when they last met at the 1998 World Cup. But the South American team's attacking flair has upset the world's best teams in recent years, and England can expect a big test ahead of next year's World Cup finals in Germany, with a squad that's missing several first-choice players. - 5th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v FinlandE73
5th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v FinlandCoverage from the City of Manchester Stadium, where the host nation are favourites to win their first Group A match. Including highlights of the curtain-raiser between the 2001 runners-up Sweden and Denmark. - 6th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005E74
6th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005Highlights of the two opening Group B matches. Defending champions Germany, who won all eight qualifying ties, could face a test against Norway, the only country to win European, world and Olympic titles. And how will France fare against Italy, who've shown steady improvement since losing to England 4-1 in February? - 11th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v SwedenE77
11th June 2005: Women's Euro 2005: England v SwedenCoverage from Ewood Park, Blackburn, where the host nation play their final Group A game in the qualifying stages. Finland's clash against Denmark kicks off at the same time at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool.
