Match of the Day Season 44 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. 5th August 2007: FA Community Shield: Chelsea v Manchester United

Gary Lineker presents highlights of the Community Shield, as Chelsea take on Manchester Utd.

2. 11th August 2007

Gary Lineker presents highlights from the opening matches of the Premier League season as Roy Keane's newly promoted Sunderland take on Spurs, while Derby County entertain Portsmouth. Also Liverpool visit Aston Villa, determined to get their season off to a winning start, and Sam Allardyce takes new club Newcastle United to former employers Bolton Wanderers. Plus, action from West Ham United v Manchester City and Everton v Wigan Athletic.

3. 15th August 2007

Highlights of the evening's Premier League action as Manchester United visit Portsmouth, where Alex Ferguson's men have lost three of their last four matches, while Chelsea goalie Cech won't be looking forward to the Blues' trip to Reading where he picked up a nasty injury last year.

4. 18th August 2007

Gary Lineker presents highlights from today's Premier League fixtures, including Arsenal's trip to Ewood Park, where last season they were knocked out of the FA Cup by Mark Hughes' Blackburn Rovers side. Elsewhere, Newcastle United host Aston Villa and Reading entertain Everton.

5. 22nd August 2007: International Friendly

England v Germany. The two great rivals meet for the first time in a friendly at Wembley's new stadium.

6. 25th August 2007

Highlights of today's Premier League matches including Manchester City's visit to Arsenal, where they haven't won since 1975. Elsewhere, last season's strugglers West Ham and Wigan meet at Upton Park, and Liverpool visit Roy Keane 's newly promoted Sunderland.

7. 1st September 2007

Highlights of today's Premier League matches, including Roy Keane 's return to face former boss Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford where Sunderland visit Manchester United a venue they haven't won at for 39 years. Also Liverpool entertain newly promoted Derby County, whom they beat twice when the Rams were last in the top flight six seasons ago, Fulham and Spurs go head to head in a London derby at Craven Cottage, and Bolton take on Everton at the Reebok Stadium.

8. 8th September 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier

England v Israel. Coverage of the crucial Euro 2008 qualifying match from Wembley Stadium.

9. 12th September 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier

England v Russia. England take on Guus Hiddink's Russia in the second of this week's vital Euro 2008 Group E qualifying matches from Wembley Stadium.

10. 15th September 2007

Highlights of today's eight Premier League clashes, including Manchester United's trip to Everton, Portsmouth's clash with Liverpool and the north London derby between Spurs and Arsenal.

11. 22nd September 2007

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of this afternoon's Premier League matches, including Arsenal v Derby County and Reading v Wigan Athletic.

12. 29th September 2007

Highlights of today's Premier League clashes, including champions Manchester United up against former Red Devil Steve Bruce and his Birmingham City side and Liverpool's clash with Wigan.

13. 6th October 2007

Premier League highlights as Manchester United host Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa entertain West Ham.

14. 13th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier

England v Estonia. Coverage of the Euro Group E qualifier at Wembley Stadium.

15. 17th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier

Georgia v Scotland. Coverage of tonight's Euro 2008 Group B qualifier at the Boris Paichadze Stadium in Tbilisi.

16. 17th October 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia, staged earlier tonight at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

17. 20th October 2007

Premier League highlights, including the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool.

18. 27th October 2007

Highlights including Chelsea v Manchester City and Manchester United v Middlesbrough.

19. 3rd November 2007

Highlights including Manchester United v Arsenal.

20. 10th November 2007

Highlights including Liverpool v Fulham and the Tyne/Wear derby between Sunderland and Newcastle.

21. 11th November 2007: FA Cup First Round

Torquay United v Yeovil Town. The magic of the FA Cup's first round comes to the West Country with a match involving two old rivals.

22. 16th November 2007: International Friendly

Highlights of the friendly between Austria and England at the Ernst Happel stadium.

23. 17th November 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifiers

Highlights of today's Euro 2008 qualifiers.

24. 21st November 2007: Euro 2008 Qualifier

Steve McClaren's England play their final game in the 2008 qualifying campaign against Croatia in Group E at Wembley.

25. 24th November 2007

Including Newcastle v Liverpool and Bolton v Man Utd.

26. 1st December 2007

Highlights including Aston Villa v Arsenal. Wigan v Man City, Blackburn v Newcastle and Chelsea v West Ham.

27. 2nd December 2007: Euro 2008 Finals Draw

From Lucerne, the draw for next summer's soccer tournament in Switzerland and Austria.

28. 2nd December 2007: FA Cup Second Round

Harrogate Railway v Mansfield Town. All eyes on Station View and this second-round FA Cup fixture.

29. 8th December 2007

Gary Lineker introduces Premier League games, including Man Utd v Derby and Chelsea v Sunderland.

30. 15th December 2007

Highlights including Manchester City v Bolton, Fulham v Newcastle and West Ham v Everton.

31. 22nd December 2007

Including Arsenal v Spurs and Portsmouth v Liverpool.

32. 26th December 2007

Highlights of all of today's Premiership action, including Sunderland against Man Utd.

33. 29th December 2007

All eyes will be on Carlos Tevez as he returns to the Boleyn Ground to face West Ham in a Man Utd shirt. Plus Chelsea v Newcastle and Everton v Arsenal.

34. 5th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Aston Villa v Manchester United

A match which surely encapsulates the magic of the FA Cup as these sides meet at this third-round stage for the fourth time in seven years.

35. 5th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round

Highlights including Aston Villa v Man Utd.

36. 6th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Burnley v Arsenal

A plum home-tie awaits the Clarets in the third round of the FA Cup. It's also the first time the Championship side has faced the Premier League Gunners since 1975/76.

37. 6th January 2008: FA Cup Third Round: Stoke City v Newcastle United

The Potters, three-time FA Cup semi-finalists, will be eager to make home advantage count as they seek a high-flying scalp at the expense of the perennially under-achieving Magpies.

38. 12th January 2008

Featuring Manchester United v Newcastle United, Middlesborough v Liverpool, Arsenal v Birmingham, Aston Villa v Reading, Everton v Manchester City, West Ham v Fulham and Derby County v Wigan Athletic.

39. 19th January 2008

Highlights including Fulham v Arsenal, Reading v Manchester United, and Birmingham v Chelsea.

40. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough

Coverage from Field Mill of the FA Cup fourth-round tie between relegation-threatened League Two side Mansfield Town and the Premier League's Middlesbrough

41. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Wigan Athletic v Chelsea

Coverage from the JJB Stadium of this FA Cup fourth-round clash between two teams at opposite ends of the Premier League.

42. 26th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round

Highlights of today's FA Cup fourth-round matches.

43. 27th January 2008: FA Cup Fourth Round: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

An intriguing clash beckons for this FA Cup fourth round which on paper should be a win for the home team.

44. 30th January 2008

Gary Lineker introduces highlights of tonight's Premiership matches, which saw Manchester United entertain Portsmouth at Old Trafford, Everton face Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park, Chelsea play Reading at Stamford Bridge, West Ham United host Liverpool at the Boleyn Ground and Blackburn Rovers visit Aston Villa.

45. 2nd February 2008

Highlights of Manchester City's clash with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United. Plus, all the best action from Liverpool v Sunderland and Portsmouth v Chelsea.

46. 6th February 2008: International Friendly

New head coach Fabio Capello gets his first chance to take a look at the players he inherited from Steve McLaren as England take on Switzerland in a friendly at Wembley Stadium.

47. 9th February 2008

Highlights including Aston Villa v Newcastle, Everton v Reading, Derby County v Spurs and Sunderland v Wigan Athletic.

48. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Bristol Rovers v Southampton

Coverage from the Memorial Stadium of an FA Cup fifth-round tie which pitches League One against the Championship.

49. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Manchester United v Arsenal

This evening's FA Cup fifth-round tie pits the season's main Premier League contenders against each other at Old Trafford.

50. 16th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round

FA Cup fifth-round highlights, including Chelsea's clash with Huddersfield and Liverpool v Barnsley.

51. 17th February 2008: FA Cup Fifth Round: Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

A more even fifth-round FA Cup match than appears on paper could be in the offing at Bramall Lane.

52. 23rd February 2008

Action from today's Premier League fixtures, which included Manchester United's visit to Newcastle and Arsenal's trip to Birmingham City. Plus Liverpool v Middlesbrough and Portsmouth v Sunderland.

53. 1st March 2008

Including Fulham v Man Utd and West Ham v Chelsea.

54. 8th March 2008: FA Cup Sixth Round: Barnsley v Chelsea

Coverage of the quarter-final from Oakwell as Championship side Barnsley take on FA Cup holders Chelsea.

55. 8th March 2008

The day's Premier League and FA Cup highlights.

56. 9th March 2008: FA Cup Sixth Round: Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

Boro's prize for their dramatic late winner against Sheffield Utd is a home tie against further Championship opposition, in this vital FA Cup quarter-final.

57. 9th March 2008: FA Cup Sixth Round: Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

Gabby Logan introduces the weekend's final FA Cup quarter-final match, as the League One team host the Championship high flyers at the Memorial Ground.

58. 15th March 2008

Premier League highlights, including Derby County v Manchester United and Sunderland v Chelsea.

59. 20th March 2008: Women's European Championship Qualifier

England v Czech Republic. Coverage of this evening's Group One qualifier in the Women's European championship.

60. 22nd March 2008

Premier League highlights, including Aston Villa v Sunderland and Bolton v Manchester City.

61. 26th March 2008: International friendly

Highlights of tonight's intriguing international friendly between France and England from the Stade de France in Paris.

62. 29th March 2008

Including Bolton v Arsenal, Chelsea v Middlesbrough, Man United v Aston Villa and Reading v Blackburn.

63. 5th April 2008: FA Cup Semi Final

West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth. Coverage of the first FA Cup semi-final clash from Wembley Stadium.

64. 12th April 2008

Birmingham v Everton and Bolton v West Ham.

65. 19th April 2008

Arsenal v Reading and Blackburn v Manchester Utd.

66. 26th April 2008

Chelsea v Man Utd and Middlesbrough v Sunderland.

67. 3rd May 2008

Including highlights of Manchester Utd v West Ham.

68. 5th May 2008: Women's FA Cup Final: Arsenal v Leeds United

Coverage of this showpiece occasion at Nottingham Forest's City Ground.

69. 11th May 2008

Highlights from the final day of the Premier League in what has been an gripping season. All the top flight teams were playing, including Chelsea v Bolton, Spurs v Liverpool, Sunderland v Arsenal, Birmingham v Blackburn and Wigan v Manchester United.

70. 17th May 2008: FA Cup Final: Portsmouth v Cardiff City

The least predictable FA Cup competition in living memory reaches its climax at Wembley today as manager Harry Redknapp will lead his Portsmouth side out on to the hallowed turf for a meeting with Dave Jones' Cardiff City.

71. 28th May 2008: International Friendly

England v USA. While the rest of the continent's major footballing nations are gearing up for next week's European championships, England will be hoping that this friendly match against the USA at Wembley will kick-start a more successful challenge in the 2010 World Cup qualifying stages.

72. 1st June 2008: International Friendly Finale

Trinidad and Tobago v England. Port of Spain's Hasely Crawford Stadium is the venue for this friendly.