Match of the Day 2 - Season 17 / Year 2023

Mark Chapman introduces highlights of Mauricio Pochettino's first match at Chelsea against Liverpool, and Brentford against Tottenham and their new manager, Ange Postecoglou.

Join Mark Chapman, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards for highlights from Sunday's two Premier League fixtures, with West Ham hosting Chelsea and Aston Villa entertaining Everton.

Alex Scott introduces extended highlights of the day's three Premier League matches, including Eddie Howe's Newcastle United against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool.

The Magpies finished fourth last season, four points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool, but you have to go back more than seven years and 14 matches for their last top-flight win over the Reds – a 2-0 home victory in December 2015.

Elsewhere, the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City travel to newly promoted Sheffield United, while Vincent Kompany's Burnley host Aston Villa.

Mark Chapman introduces extended highlights of the day's three Premier League matches, including a blockbuster clash between title hopefuls Arsenal and Manchester United.

Always one of the season's most eagerly anticipated fixtures, Erik ten Hag's Red Devils finished third last season, one place below the Gunners. They will be hoping their summer recruitment helps them close the gap as they aim to lift the Premier League title for the first time since 2013. But Mikel Arteta's team have spent big themselves as they look to end a 20-year title drought of their own.

Elsewhere, Liverpool welcome resurgent Aston Villa to Anfield and Crystal Palace host Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Mark Chapman introduces extended highlights of the day's two Premier League matches as Chelsea travel south to face Bournemouth and Newcastle United host Brentford.

The Magpies finished fourth last season and will fancy their chances in this clash – Eddie Howe's side have won their past three meetings with the Bees, including a 5-1 victory at St James' Park in the last campaign, in which Bruno Guimaraes scored a brace.

Elsewhere, Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth welcome Mauricio Pochettino's new-look Chelsea to the south coast. Last season, Frank Lampard's Blues ended a run of six successive defeats with a 3-1 win in this fixture against Gary O'Neil's Cherries.

Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, including Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium and Liverpool v West Ham United at London Stadium. Arsenal took north London bragging rights last term with home and away derby wins, but Spurs had made an encouraging start to the new campaign. The clash in Merseyside also featured two teams who had started the season strongly, with the Hammers looking for a first away win against the Reds since 2015. Plus, Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth, Chelsea v Aston Villa, Sheffield United v Newcastle United, and a round-up of yesterday's goals.

Mark Chapman introduces highlights from Sunday's Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Brentford.

Mathias Jorgensen's own goal six minutes into injury time handed Nottingham Forest a dramatic late point in this fixture last season. But the Bees turned the tables when the teams met again in April in west London, coming from behind to win thanks to a late goal from Josh Dasilva.

Mark Chapman introduces highlights of the day's four Premier League matches, including the highly anticipated clash between last season's top two as Arsenal take on Manchester City.

City have won their past 12 Premier League meetings with the Gunners, including a 3-1 victory in this fixture last term, a result which proved crucial in their title defence as Pep Guardiola's side held off Arsenal's challenge to retain the Premier League title.

Elsewhere, Brighton host Liverpool at the Amex Stadium, there is a Midlands derby between Wolves and Aston Villa, and Newcastle travel to the capital to take on West Ham United.

Mark Chapman and guests are at Villa Park to bring you the best action and reaction from Sunday's Premier League match between Unai Emery's Aston Villa and visitors West Ham.

Mark Chapman is your host for highlights and analysis from the day's five matches in the Premier League, including the Manchester derby at Old Trafford.

Mark Chapman reviews the day's Premier League action, featuring Luton Town v Liverpool at Kenilworth Road and Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa at The City Ground. Luton continued their bid to avoid relegation in their maiden Premier campaign when they hosted a Liverpool side hoping to at least finish in the top four. Villa had impressed in the early stages of the campaign, but Forest held them to a draw here last term. Plus, a round-up of yesterday's goals.

Mark Chapman presents highlights and analysis from the day's five Premier League games, which include Manchester City's trip to the capital to take on Chelsea.

Pep Guardiola's side have won their past six meetings with Chelsea in all competitions without conceding, including back-to-back 1–0 triumphs at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

Elsewhere, Brentford travel to Liverpool, seeking their first victory at Anfield for 86 years. Mohamed Salah scored the only goal in this fixture last season, and in doing so made history, becoming the first Liverpool player to find the net in nine consecutive home appearances.

The other matches pit Aston Villa against Fulham, while Brighton welcome Sheffield United and West Ham play Nottingham Forest.

Mark Chapman introduces highlights from the day's two Premier League matches, in which Tottenham hosted Aston Villa, and Manchester United visited Everton.

Both Spurs and Villa have made bright starts to the season, with the visitors to north London hoping for a repeat of their 2-0 victory at Tottenham in January.

Manchester United won all three times they faced Everton in the last campaign and will be looking for another three points against the Toffees, who have struggled to get their 2023/24 season firing.

Join Mark Chapman and guests for action and analysis of the day's five Premier League games, headlined by the mouth-watering clash between Manchester City and a revitalised Spurs.

Under new manager Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham have made their best start to a season since they last won the league title in 1960/61. They've also defeated reigning top-flight champions Manchester City in three of the past four meetings, although Pep Guardiola's side fought back from 2-0 down at half time to beat Spurs 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium in January.

Elsewhere, Liverpool host Fulham, Chelsea face Brighton, West Ham and Crystal Palace meet in a London derby, and Aston Villa make the trip to Bournemouth.

You can also see every goal from Saturday's Premier League fixtures and vote for your goal of the month for November.

oin Mark Chapman and guests for action and analysis of the day's four Premier League games, featuring Tottenham Hotspur's clash with top-four rivals Newcastle United.

Newcastle impressed in last season's Premier League by qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, while Spurs have been revitalised in this campaign under head coach Ange Postecoglou.

You can also see what happened as improving Everton hosted Chelsea, Luton Town took on champions Manchester City and Fulham faced fellow Londoners West Ham.

Join Mark Chapman and guests for action and analysis of the day's four Premier League games, headlined by Liverpool against bitter rivals Manchester United.

The Merseysiders thrashed the Red Devils 7-0 in their last encounter at Anfield, a record win in this fixture, surpassing Liverpool's 7-1 victory in October 1895 in the old Second Division. Jurgen Klopp's side have enjoyed the upper hand in this clash in recent seasons, winning four of the previous five Premier League meetings while scoring 21 goals across those matches.

Elsewhere, title hopefuls Arsenal host Brighton, Aston Villa travel to take on Ollie Watkins's former club Brentford, and West Ham and Wolves met at the London Stadium.

Highlights and analysis come from the clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea at Molineux.

This is just the second Premier League match to be scheduled on Christmas Eve and the first in 28 years. Wolves will be looking to spoil Chelsea's Christmas by continuing their excellent recent record against the Blues that has seen them lose just one of their last six encounters. Chelsea's last victory at Molineux came back in 2019 when Tammy Abraham scored a hat-trick in a 5-2 win.

There will also be another chance to see all the goals from Saturday's six Premier League matches.

Mark Chapman introduces highlights from today's Premier League fixtures, which saw both Arsenal and Tottenham aiming to boost their title hopes.

Arsenal had a London derby against Fulham, who held them to a 2-2 draw in the reverse fixture at the Emirates in August. A late equaliser from Joao Palhinha earned a draw for the visitors and meant Arsenal dropped their first points of the 2023-34 league campaign.

Meanwhile, Spurs hosted Bournemouth, and were looking to do the double over the Cherries, having won 2-0 on the south coast earlier this season.

Action from the latest third-round ties, including Manchester City v Huddersfield Town at Etihad Stadium and Arsenal v Liverpool at Emirates Stadium. The Citizens got their defence of the trophy under way, while the other two most winners of the competition went head-to-head in London.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of today's two Premier League matches, with Everton hosting Aston Villa and Manchester United taking on Tottenham. Villa thrashed Everton 4-0 when the sides met in August, although the Toffees exacted a measure of revenge by knocking the Villans out of the EFL Cup a month later. Tottenham, meanwhile, will be hoping to complete a league double against Manchester United for the first time since the 1989/90 season. They beat United 2-0 in August. Mark and his guests will also look back at the goals and talking points from Saturday's games.

Mark Chapman introduces action and analysis of the day's Premier League games, as Liverpool make a seaside trip to Bournemouth and struggling Sheffield United meet West Ham.

Bournemouth beat Liverpool for only the second time in the corresponding fixture last March, aided by Mo Salah's penalty miss. However, the Reds won on the south coast in the EFL Cup in November and need three points to further their league title ambitions.

Promoted Sheffield United also have an urgent need for points, having been in the relegation zone for most of the season, and are looking to reverse a run of three straight defeats against West Ham without scoring.

Action from the latest fourth-round ties, including Watford v Southampton at Vicarage Road and West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers at The Hawthorns. Watford and the Saints shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw when they met here in the Championship in December, but both teams will be eager to avoid a replay this time around. Meanwhile, bragging rights were at stake in the Black Country derby, as the rivals met for the first time since the 2020/21 campaign.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's four Premier League matches which is headlined by the blockbuster clash between title challengers Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates.

The two sides played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in December, which Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta described as ‘one of the most intense I've witnessed in 20 years in this league'. They met again just weeks later in the third round of the FA Cup, with Liverpool emerging with the bragging rights following a 2-0 win. That result meant the Gunners have won just one of their last nine matches against the Reds, a record they will be desperate to improve on as the title race heads towards its final stretch.

The other matches see Bournemouth take on Nottingham Forest, Chelsea host Wolves and West Ham bidding to do a rare double over Manchester United.

Mark Chapman presents highlights from the day's two Premier League games, featuring Arsenal's trip to face London rivals West Ham United.

The Hammers' 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium in December's reverse fixture was their first Premier League victory against the Gunners since January 2019, while their League Cup triumph in November means that they could win three successive games in all competitions against Arsenal for the first time in 17 years.

In today's other fixture, top-four hopefuls Aston Villa host Manchester United.

Mark Chapman introduces highlights from the day's Premier League fixtures, which see Sheffield United host Brighton and Manchester United visit Luton Town.

Three of the last four meetings between Sheffield United and Brighton have ended in 1-1 draws, including the fixture on the south coast in November. But the Blades will be desperate for three points in their battle to avoid relegation.

Like Sheffield United, Luton Town were promoted from the Championship last season, and today they host Manchester United, who won the reverse fixture at Old Trafford earlier in the campaign.

Comprehensive highlights and reaction from Sunday's solitary Premier League fixture as Wolves welcome relegation-threatened Sheffield United to Molineux.

Sheffield United earned a first top-flight win of the season in November's reverse fixture, courtesy of Oliver Norwood's penalty in the tenth minute of stoppage time. Nonetheless, no side has ever made as poor a start to a Premier League campaign as Sheffield United and managed to stay up.

Wolves are on a nine-match unbeaten home run against the Blades in all competitions and could yet be contenders for a place in Europe if they can maintain their good form since late December.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's two Premier League matches, including the Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium.

City claimed the derby bragging rights last season as they defeated United 6-3 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to hat tricks from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland. The same two players were also on the scoresheet earlier this campaign when Pep Guardiola's side won 3-0 at Old Trafford, Haaland scoring twice before Foden's eightieth-minute strike.

Elsewhere, struggling Burnley will hope to gain revenge on Bournemouth, who beat them 2-1 on the south coast earlier this season to end a run of four straight Premier League defeats in this fixture.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's four top-flight matches, headlined by the colossal clash between title hopefuls Liverpool and defending champions Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola's side are unbeaten in three previous meetings with the Reds, although they suffered a 1-0 defeat on their last visit to Anfield, with Mohamed Salah scoring the game's only goal.

Elsewhere, Aston Villa are looking for a fourth consecutive Premier League victory over Tottenham, while Brighton host Nottingham Forest and Burnley travel south to face West Ham.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's Premier League clash as West Ham welcome Champions League hopefuls Aston Villa to the London Stadium.

Unai Emery has worked wonders at Villa, transforming his side into one of the top flight's most exciting outfits. They will be desperate for three points as they battle to secure a top-four spot that would see them play in the Europe's premier cup competition for the first time since they were defending champions in 1982-83.

West Ham won a European trophy last season under David Moyes, but there has been fan discontent towards the Scotsman in what has been a topsy-turvy campaign so far for the Hammers.

Gary Lineker presents highlights from a crucial day at the top of the Premier League table as champions Manchester City take on title rivals Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola's side ran out 4-1 winners at the Etihad Stadium last season on their way to winning a third successive league title, although Arsenal have already defeated City in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium earlier this season.

Fellow title hopefuls Liverpool are also in action – against Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield – as they continue their attempt to win the Premier League for a second time in Jurgen Klopp's final season.

Mark Chapman presents highlights from a huge day of football in the Premier League as we reach a crucial part of the season.

Manchester United are in action, hosting Liverpool at Old Trafford in a repeat of their dramatic FA Cup quarter-final. Jurgen Klopp's side will be keen to exact revenge for their 4-3 extra-time defeat in March and continue their hunt for a twentieth league title.

Elsewhere, struggling Sheffield United entertain Chelsea at Bramall Lane. The Blues were 2-0 winners in the reverse fixture earlier this season, thanks to second-half goals from Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson.

Highlights and reaction from Sunday's Premier League matches as title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool host Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively.

Arsenal are vying for revenge against top-four hopefuls Aston Villa, who withstood heavy pressure to win December's reverse fixture, courtesy of John McGinn's early goal. Liverpool have won 11 and drawn two of their 13 meetings with Palace since a home defeat seven years ago, but they needed a stoppage-time goal from Harvey Elliott to earn victory at Selhurst Park earlier in the season.

A London derby completes the day's fixture list as Fulham make the trip from west to east London to face West Ham.

Highlights, reaction and expert analysis from the day's four Premier League games, including title-chasing Liverpool's journey to the capital to face Fulham.

The Reds have drawn with the Cottagers on their last three visits to Craven Cottage in all competitions and will be vying for all three points as Jurgen Klopp attempts to win the Premier League in his last season at the club.

Elsewhere, Everton take on Nottingham Forest in a clash at the bottom end of the table, Unai Emery's Aston Villa host Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth, and there's a London derby between Crystal Palace and West Ham United.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's three Premier League matches, including the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal.

Mark Chapman presents highlights of the day's two Premier League matches, including title-chasing Liverpool's clash with Tottenham at Anfield.

The match is Jurgen Klopp's penultimate home league game in charge of the Reds, and he will be hoping to maintain his record of having never lost a match at Anfield to Spurs. In fact, Tottenham's results at the ground have been poor, with the last of their two Premier League wins there coming back in 2011. However, in the reverse fixture earlier this season, Tottenham won 2-1 at home in contentious circumstances after Liverpool ended up with nine men and had a goal incorrectly ruled out by VAR.

The day's other match sees London rivals Chelsea and West Ham clash at Stamford Bridge. Mark and his guests will also look back at the goals and talking points from the games earlier in the weekend.

Mark Chapman presents highlights from the day's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Arsenal as the thrilling 2023-24 season nears its climax.

The Gunners have won three of their last four meetings with United, and will be aiming to do the league double over Erik ten Hag's side, having scored two injury-time goals to secure a 3-1 win in the reverse fixture at the Emirates in September.