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10th Jan 2016

Video: Mark Lawrenson had a very embarrassing slip-of-the-tongue on Match of the Day

Don't say it... ah, crap

Tom Victor

If you had any doubts about Match of the Day being broadcast live, this should put your mind at rest.

There were plenty of potential banana skins in the FA Cup third round, not least the one facing Mark Lawrenson when he had to pronounce Steven Pienaar’s surname.

We’ve all been there, telling ourselves “Don’t say penis. Don’t say penis. Don’t say penis.”

Sometimes, though, we’re absolutely powerless.