0:00:00 > 0:00:01BOTH:Here's Match Of The Day Kickabout.Christmas special.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19We are out and about for a more festive feel to the show. A lot of
0:00:19 > 0:00:26treats for you. And an early Christmas present. That is for you.
0:00:26 > 0:00:41Marvellous. Oh no! Manchester United! Leeds United! That is not
0:00:41 > 0:00:46good. Santa has some explaining to do.
0:01:04 > 0:01:11That is better. Good morning and welcome to a very special edition of
0:01:11 > 0:01:18the show. We are feeling very festive on the Christmas special.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23The mince pies have come out and we have opened some cracking Christmas
0:01:23 > 0:01:27presents. And plenty of treats for you at home. Here is what is coming
0:01:27 > 0:01:35up. We revisit some of our favourite moments from the season so far and
0:01:35 > 0:01:40we look ahead to all the football action coming up next month. Expect
0:01:40 > 0:01:48plenty of goals, as chosen by you over the last few months. And we
0:01:48 > 0:01:52catch up with some of the big names in the Premier League to find out
0:01:52 > 0:01:57how they have been enjoying Christmas so far. Plenty to come but
0:01:57 > 0:02:08let's start by checking out the headline hitters this week.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Monday saw the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League with all
0:02:13 > 0:02:19five English teams involved. Chelsea played Barcelona while Tottenham
0:02:19 > 0:02:24face Juventus. Premier League leaders Manchester City play Basel.
0:02:24 > 0:02:35Manchester United face civil. After a full fixture round-up this week
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Manchester City, their winning streak shows no sign of stopping as
0:02:39 > 0:02:48they thrashed Swansea extending their record-breaking run to 15. Man
0:02:48 > 0:02:50United bounced back from Derby day defeat with a win against
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Bournemouth. Chelsea saw off Huddersfield and Crystal Palace
0:02:55 > 0:03:00moved out of the relegation zone for the first time this season with a
0:03:00 > 0:03:04win against Watford. It has been a busy week and fair to say that the
0:03:04 > 0:03:09Christmas period is no different. In fact your favourite Premier League
0:03:09 > 0:03:15clubs are busier than ever with a whopping 50 games from this
0:03:15 > 0:03:18afternoon into early next year. So to get you prepared for a full few
0:03:18 > 0:03:21weeks of football action we're bringing you a special guide to the
0:03:21 > 0:03:27season. These are the 12 football facts of Christmas. Well-known fact
0:03:27 > 0:03:31that at least 12 people at every football ground dressed up as Santa
0:03:31 > 0:03:36Claus when they go to a Boxing Day match. The top-ranked goal-scorer of
0:03:36 > 0:03:42the Premier League Mohamed Salah, a massive 13 goals are ready for
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Liverpool. The last time a full set of Christmas Day fixtures were
0:03:45 > 0:03:50played in the UK was back in 1971 in Scotland, a massive ten matches
0:03:50 > 0:03:54taking place. Robbie Fowler is the top scoring player in Boxing Day
0:03:54 > 0:03:59games. An impressive nine goals. Eight Gold hit the back of the net
0:03:59 > 0:04:04in the highest scoring Premier League fixture ever on Boxing Day.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10An encounter between Chelsea and Aston Villa. Norwich were seventh of
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Christmas Day in 1994. But still relegated later in the season
0:04:13 > 0:04:18winning just twice after the festive period. Between now and Christmas
0:04:18 > 0:04:23day six points up for grabs for each Premier League team. Since the
0:04:23 > 0:04:26beginning of the season we've already seen five Premier League
0:04:26 > 0:04:30manager sacked. Premier League clubs will play four times over the
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Christmas period so that is four games in ten days for the players.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39Will the open of their presence? The last Premier League game to take
0:04:39 > 0:04:44place on Christmas Eve was back in 1995 when Leeds beat Manchester
0:04:44 > 0:04:50United 3-1. We need to start playing football Christmas eve again!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Manchester City have only dropped two points so far this season. They
0:04:54 > 0:04:58currently sit a massive 11 points clear at the top of the Premier
0:04:58 > 0:05:04League table and they are yet to lose a game. And you guessed it the
0:05:04 > 0:05:08English Premier League, teams in Spain, Italy, France and Germany all
0:05:08 > 0:05:13take a lovely winter break. All right some.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Top stuff. Now no exaggeration to say many of our favourite moments
0:05:17 > 0:05:22this season have come from you guys. And that is through all the videos
0:05:22 > 0:05:26you have sent in. Every week we love to check out your skills and today
0:05:26 > 0:05:37is no different.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Jade and showing some brilliant ball control here. Juggling forward to
0:05:47 > 0:05:55score for his Portsmouth University football team. And a great save from
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Oliver during his trial for Bristol City. Joe Hart would be proud.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07Sunderland fan William with an amazing top corner volley. And
0:06:07 > 0:06:13finally Malachi, a free kick into the top corner and cheeky crossbar
0:06:13 > 0:06:24challenge in the snow to finish. Brilliant as always. Please keep
0:06:24 > 0:06:30your incredible skills coming. You have loads of time over the festive
0:06:30 > 0:06:35period to send in the video. As we would take a two-week break. So you
0:06:35 > 0:06:40never know we could feature you on our first show back in the New Year.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45Some of other have come through the fantastic players we've featured on
0:06:45 > 0:06:53the show. Kyle Walker, Lukaku, to name a few. When it comes to
0:06:53 > 0:07:03interview them no one does it quite as well as you guys. As I found out
0:07:03 > 0:07:15when we had the pitch with star attacker Anthony Knockaert.That was
0:07:15 > 0:07:31a good free kick. What a goal!
0:07:32 > 0:07:37How did it feel to be the captain of Brighton during promotion?Of course
0:07:37 > 0:07:43it was really special. It was one of my best moments in my life.And good
0:07:43 > 0:07:55for you as well, Toby.Who is the funniest player? Right there.That
0:07:55 > 0:08:03is what they say but it is not true, I'm not funny.Both of these fellows
0:08:03 > 0:08:08are budding footballers. Would you have any advice on how to get better
0:08:08 > 0:08:14and kind of progress through the ranks?The most important thing is
0:08:14 > 0:08:24all about the work and enjoy it as well.Especially at your age.
0:08:24 > 0:08:38Nothing else, you have to enjoy it and take it as a game.
0:08:40 > 0:08:56Did you remember? You can do this. This is how it goes. Slowly. Then
0:08:56 > 0:09:13you go like this. Outside, two times. You do like this. Come on.
0:09:13 > 0:09:35Yes.Very good!Do you remember again?
0:09:35 > 0:09:50Top stuff. Shall we? It needs a bit of work. Well top players have been
0:09:50 > 0:09:54enjoying Christmas facilities. Premier League teams up and down the
0:09:54 > 0:09:57country have been throwing themselves into the Christmas spirit
0:09:57 > 0:10:06as you're about to see from this lot. Let's give it one go.
0:10:06 > 0:10:17Come and get Closer. First we cross and then we believe.First we cross
0:10:17 > 0:10:26and then we weave.I do not know what has happened, boss. The kids
0:10:26 > 0:10:36are going to be so upset. #Last Christmas I gave you my
0:10:36 > 0:10:40heart. # The very next day you gave it
0:10:40 > 0:10:47away... # An old man said to me, won't see
0:10:47 > 0:10:57another one...
0:11:44 > 0:11:49What a festive bunch. I'm sticking with your favourite players we
0:11:49 > 0:11:55introduce something new this season, the online vote. Those of you went
0:11:55 > 0:11:59to the website to vote for your favourite players and we had some
0:11:59 > 0:12:03fantastic choices. We couldn't resist bringing you the best bits
0:12:03 > 0:12:09for you to enjoy it right now.Into the back of the net, what a beauty.
0:12:09 > 0:12:23What a player. That is absolutely fantastic!Wayne
0:12:23 > 0:12:34Rooney will create history if he scores.As decent try, Shaqiri!What
0:12:34 > 0:12:44a strike.He has done it. Well hit by Paul Pogba, brilliant
0:12:44 > 0:13:06strike.Dele Alli!It is in! Eden Hazard scores for Chelsea.A super
0:13:06 > 0:13:18finish by Kevin De Bruyne. Exquisite.Neymar, he scores!Into
0:13:18 > 0:13:31the net. Wonderful.Ronaldo!Still going, Sergio Aguero.Into the net
0:13:31 > 0:13:42by Sergio Aguero.He left the ball over Petr Cech to score.What a set
0:13:42 > 0:13:46of goals, love it. One of my highlights this season has to be the
0:13:46 > 0:13:53dream dream pairing with Jamie Johnson. Let's look back at that
0:13:53 > 0:13:58amazing couple of days behind the scenes on sat.
0:13:58 > 0:14:05Earlier this year we teamed up with Jamie Johnson to bring you guys the
0:14:05 > 0:14:10opportunity of a lifetime. The chance to appear on the show itself.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Hundreds of you sent in your fantastic skills but only five could
0:14:14 > 0:14:19be chosen to start in the final series. And this visit, the big day
0:14:19 > 0:14:29has arrived. Our team about to star in a dramatised football match in
0:14:29 > 0:14:38the third series of Jamie Johnson. We take a look behind the scenes.It
0:14:38 > 0:14:44has been a fantastic opportunity for us on Jamie Johnson on the show and
0:14:44 > 0:14:48a big part of it is about having fun. Anyone coming in for the first
0:14:48 > 0:14:53time it is just about expressing yourself and enjoy yourself and not
0:14:53 > 0:14:57feeling you have to shut down when you're being filmed. It is hard work
0:14:57 > 0:15:04but we are one big team.And what a team we picked to join the Jamie
0:15:04 > 0:15:11Johnson Kast today.I'm a big fan of Kickabout and watch it every
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Saturday. I love it when Jamie Johnson brings his football skills
0:15:15 > 0:15:23onto the show, it is all real.It is quite intimidating to see the
0:15:23 > 0:15:30cameras but really exciting.I am a massive Kickabout fan and in the
0:15:30 > 0:15:34back of my mind I kept thinking about it. I was waiting to hear back
0:15:34 > 0:15:40and then it was amazing.I'm a big Jamie Johnson fan, I love the drama
0:15:40 > 0:15:47and all the skills.Some people entered and so for me to be one of
0:15:47 > 0:15:54the five to be chosen is crazy. Feeling.The biggest challenges for
0:15:54 > 0:16:01the final five is patience, you get called to do things a certain time
0:16:01 > 0:16:05and sometimes you could be filmed without realising it. The big
0:16:05 > 0:16:08challenge is being patient and realising your chance might just
0:16:08 > 0:16:14come or of sudden.I had to wake up early this morning and we had
0:16:14 > 0:16:21breakfast quickly and we had to leave.We got our kit and got
0:16:21 > 0:16:26changed to go out to where we are filming.We had to play a bit of
0:16:26 > 0:16:30free play at the end and then a match play against the Phoenix team.
0:16:30 > 0:16:36I enjoyed playing against a team. One of the things I did not expect
0:16:36 > 0:16:41was just how long it took. On TV you June not get to see how long it
0:16:41 > 0:16:50takes. It feels good. I feel proud of myself.I tell you what, I'm
0:16:50 > 0:16:56proud of them. They have been filming tricks and skills in their
0:16:56 > 0:17:00back garden and have gone from that to starring in the new series of
0:17:00 > 0:17:07Jamie Johnson. I cannot wait to see it. I've had a really great time and
0:17:07 > 0:17:13it has been a great experience.A big thank you to Kickabout and Jamie
0:17:13 > 0:17:19Johnson, I had a brilliant time.It is an amazing opportunity. A long
0:17:19 > 0:17:26day but worth it.I have had a brilliant couple of days.I do not
0:17:26 > 0:17:30get many opportunities like this so this is a once in a lifetime
0:17:30 > 0:17:39experience for me. What a fantastic final five
0:17:39 > 0:17:44showcasing their skills on the pitch alongside the Jamie Johnson Kast.An
0:17:44 > 0:17:50amazing couple of days and well done to all of them.You were brilliant.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Absolutely and it is you guys getting involved that makes the
0:17:54 > 0:18:01programme so special. Whether taking part in an opportunity like that or
0:18:01 > 0:18:06getting involved on the website, you guys have been brilliant at getting
0:18:06 > 0:18:10involved and keeping in touch this season. And we cannot wait for
0:18:10 > 0:18:17plenty more next year.And if you're stuck for inspiration check this
0:18:17 > 0:18:20out.These brothers were lucky enough to watch their team in the
0:18:20 > 0:18:27VIP area and even luckier to meet striker Yann Kermorgant after the
0:18:27 > 0:18:39match.And this lady is the top goal-scorer for her team this year
0:18:39 > 0:18:47with an incredible 102 goals.And Harrison is an incredible fan and
0:18:47 > 0:18:55this is something that he designed himself.And here is Harry with his
0:18:55 > 0:18:59favourite player outside the Etihad Stadium.And this massive Norwich
0:18:59 > 0:19:05fan is here enjoying a victory against Sheffield Wednesday.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09Superstar from you lot as always. That is all we have time for this
0:19:09 > 0:19:15week but do not despair, plenty to enjoy over on the website.It has
0:19:15 > 0:19:20been a brilliant year on the show. We could not have done it without
0:19:20 > 0:19:24you at home.Thank you so much for getting involved and loads more
0:19:24 > 0:19:29fantastic stuff to look forward to next year. So join us for our first
0:19:29 > 0:19:33show on Saturday the 6th of January. Until then enjoy the festive
0:19:33 > 0:19:42football action and from all of us, Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas to
0:19:42 > 0:19:48everyone watching Match Of The Day Kickabout. Enjoy all the football
0:19:48 > 0:19:52over the festive period and have a great Christmas.I just wanted to
0:19:52 > 0:19:57wish you a very Merry Christmas and see you early in the new year.Merry
0:19:57 > 0:20:08Christmas and have an amazing 2018. That is not the sound of Santa Claus
0:20:08 > 0:20:12and his reindeer 's but the sound of Man City steaming ahead in