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Match of the Day 2
Match of the Day 2 logo
Genre	Sports
Starring	Adrian Chiles Alan Hansen Gavin Peacock Lee Dixon Gordon Strachan
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	Variable
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC Two
Original run	August, 2004 – present
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
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Peacock, Dixon and Chiles (from left to right) in the studio, 2006

Match of the Day 2 is a football highlights programme shown on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. It was created in 2004 when the BBC regained the right to broadcast Premier League highlights. The programme is hosted by Adrian Chiles and usually features analysis from two pundits. It is broadcast on Sunday evenings, usually later than 10p.m.

Advertised as a "light-hearted look at the premiership's action", Match of the Day 2 offers highlights of Premier League matches that were played on Sunday, the day after the original Match of the Day is often broadcast. Previously, highlights of these games did not always air on terrestrial broadcasters.

The programme follows a similar format to the original Match of the Day, albeit with less highlights because there are only two or three matches most Sundays (sometimes there are more or just one), allowing more time to be allocated for pundits and/or the host to talk about tactics or current affairs of football. There is also a segment showing the goals scored in Saturday's games, often accompanied by tabloid headlines and music. "Our man" Kevin Day is often sent to one of the Saturday matches to gain an insight from the fans perspective.

The show originally featured a "Top 5" countdown based around a current event or a guest pundit on the show, such as "Worst Haircuts", "Shocking refereeing decisions" or "Golden Oldies". However this has now been replaced by "2 Good, 2 Bad" which offers a humorous look at the goings on of the football weekend in England, such as embarrassing gaffes, unusual celebrations or supporters being caught out.

• Tony Adams
• Lee Dixon
• David Moyes
• Gavin Peacock
• Neil Warnock
• Other regular BBC football pundits also make appearances on the show.

Occasionally footballers who are still plying their trade with a Premiership team are invited onto the show to express their views. They usually have played on the Saturday, therefore allowing them to appear on the Sunday night. These have included:

• Matt Taylor (Portsmouth F.C.)
• Linvoy Primus (Portsmouth F.C.)
• Graeme Murty (Reading F.C.) (Has appeared twice in 2006/2007 season, last appearance was February 11 2007)

• Match of the Day

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