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My favourite game

Guardian writers pick their best ever game and explain why that one in particular had such an indelible impact on them

  • Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers - FA Cup Fifth Round<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 16: A dejected Jack Wilshere of Arsenal reacts following his team's 1-0 defeat during the FA Cup with Budweiser fifth round match between Arsenal and Blackburn Rovers at Emirates Stadium on February 16, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

    My favourite game: when Blackburn stunned Arsenal in the 2013 FA Cup

    As a Rovers fan living across the road from the Emirates, it was a great feeling to watch this scrappy win even from the home end
  • George Groves and Carl Froch trade blows during their world super-middleweight fight in Manchester in November 2013

    My favourite game: shock and awe at George Groves v Carl Froch

    The pair’s first world title fight ended in controversy and began with an electric and memorable punch
  • Karl-Heinz Riedle and Michael Owen of Liverpool scored two goals apiece in a roaring comeback.

    My favourite game: a perfect view of another Liverpool v Newcastle classic

    I had given up hope of getting a ticket but was whisked into Anfield under the pretence of being a TV technician to watch a thriller
  • Portland’s Damian Lillard waves goodbye to the Thunder

    My favourite game: Damian Lillard's 37-foot buzzer beater sinks OKC

    The Portland Trail Blazers point guard capped a 50-point night with one of the greatest playoff shots in NBA history
  • Andrew Flintoff, arms aloft, is mobbed by his England teammates

    My favourite game: England v Australia, Fifth Ashes Test in 2009

    Andrew Flintoff had struggled through his final Test but then he ran out Ricky Ponting and it provided a memory for the ages
  • Sasa Ilic celebrates with John Robinson and Steve Jones after Charlton beat Sunderland, 1998

    My favourite game: Charlton beat Sunderland in classic play-off final

    Clive Mendonca’s hat-trick and Michael Gray’s ashen face are among the memories from an incredible encounter
  • Kriss Akabusi and Derek Redmond.

    My favourite game: Britain upset the USA with 4x400m gold at Tokyo '91

    The gamble of mixing up the running order paid off when Kriss Akabusi overhauled the individual champion on the anchor leg
  • Ade Akinbiyi grabs Nottingham Forest’s Tony Vaughan by the throat

    My favourite game: Wolves cut down Nottingham Forest as red cards fly

    After 20 minutes there had been two goals and two red cards but the madness at Molineux had only just begun
  • Tom Watson holds the trophy for winning the 1983 Open.

    My favourite game: Tom Watson tames Birkdale to win his fifth Open

    In 1983 Tom Watson had his sights on his fifth Open in nine years and his caddie dropped in at our local to prepare for a big weekend
  •  Steven Gerrard celebrates scoring Liverpool’s second goal.

    My favourite game: Gerrard and Torres humiliate Manchester United

    They fell just short of winning a league title, but on a glorious afternoon at Old Trafford Rafael Benítez’s Liverpool thrashed one of the finest sides Alex Ferguson ever assembled
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers Football team iin 1955
Bill Slater, Bill Shorthouse, Bert Williams, Roy Pritchard, Eddie Stuart. Front Johnny Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, Billy Wright, Dennis Wilshaw, Les Smith.

    My favourite game: wonderful Wolves put nine past Cardiff in 1955

    Stan Cullis’s legendary side were devastatingly good at Ninian Park – and even as a Cardiff fan I enjoyed the show
  • Simon Stainrod, in his his Dick Tracy hat, leads Dundee to a famous win over Rangers in August 1992

    My favourite game: Dundee shock Rangers in seven-goal thriller

    Simon Stainrod’s side were expected to be blown away by the champions but instead they put on a remarkable show at Dens Park
  • Nick Wright’s stunning overhead kick gives Watford the lead against Bolton in the 1999 Dividion One play-off final

    My favourite game: Graham Taylor rolls back the years to take Watford up

    Victory in the 1999 First Division play-off final provided a new generation of fans a first experience of Taylor’s Midas touch
  • Geelong’s Paul Chapman

    My favourite game: Geelong v St Kilda – 2009 AFL grand final

  • Crystal Palace celebrate at Wembley after victory over Everton in the 1991 Zenith Data Systems Cup final

    My favourite game: Crystal Palace make history in the ZDS Cup final

  • England captain Bobby Moore gets ready to block Jairzinho’s cross.

    My favourite game: Bobby Moore displays his brilliance against Brazil

    England’s captain went into the 1970 World Cup under a cloud but he was imperious against the eventual winners
  • Paul Bodin scores the winning goal for Swindon against Leicester in the 1993 Division One play-off final

    My favourite game: Swindon reach the promised land – thank Hod

    Glenn Hoddle was the inspirational player-manager as Swindon beat Leicester in a dramatic First Division play-off final at Wembley
  • Michael Owen celebrates

    My favourite game: Michael Owen inspires Liverpool to FA Cup glory

    Michael Owen was my king growing up and he was utterly majestic as Liverpool came from behind to stun Arsenal in Cardiff
  • Movistar Yamaha’s Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo celebrates winning the Valencia Grand Prix and the 2015 MotoGP world championship title.

    My favourite game: Rossi v Lorenzo, 2015 Valencian MotoGP Grand Prix

    After an unbearably tense finale, the world champion-elect was left kicking himself after he threw away the title amid accusations of conspiracy and collusion
  • Odion Igahlo celebrates with Juan Mata after scoring Manchester United’s third goal against Lask in their Europa League last-16 first leg tie in Austria.

    My favourite game: Lask Linz v Manchester United, Europa League

    In their last game before lockdown, Manchester United played with the very thing we’re all lacking right now: freedom
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