The BBC has announced a new trio of presenters for its flagship football show, Match of the Day. Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman, and Gabby Logan will take over presenting duties from next season, sharing the role across various programs including Saturday's flagship show.
Kelly Cates , Mark Chapman , and Gabby Logan will be the new presenters for Match of the Day, the BBC announced. They will share the presenting duties for Match of the Day 2 on Sundays, MOTD: Champions League on Wednesdays, and the flagship Saturday show. Lineker, the former England striker, will continue to lead the BBC 's TV coverage of the FA Cup next season and present the men's World Cup in 2026.
This trio marks the sixth set of main presenters for Match of the Day, the world's longest-running football show, which debuted on August 22, 1964. Last season, 33 million viewers tuned in across all Match of the Day Premier League and FA Cup programs. BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski stated, 'I know viewers will love these three incredible broadcasters and journalists at the heart of our football coverage next season. 'They're brilliant at what they do and MOTD viewers can be sure they will be well looked after as the big football talking points are expertly analyzed. 'Gary has done a phenomenal job at Match of the Day for the last 25 years, he'll be missed greatly and we all still get to enjoy him on our screens across some of football's greatest tournaments. 'Outside of Match of the Day we've got some great new shows, voices and surprises lined up for the 2025-26 season across audio, video and digital and we look forward to sharing them with you all later in the year.' Cates expressed her excitement, saying, 'We are all friends and we've known each other for a long time and that's a really lovely part of it,' Cates, who will also continue to work for Sky Sports, commented. 'Not only is it a great role just on its own but I'm sharing it with two people I really admire, respect and genuinely like. It's a great set-up.' Logan, who first joined the BBC in 2007, has previously filled in for Lineker on Match of the Day and presented numerous major sporting events for the BBC, including men's and women's World Cups and European Championships, the Six Nations, and the Olympics. 'I think what's interesting is although we're sharing the role, we won't actually be working together on Match of the Day,' she noted. 'It's really great to share it because we bring different experiences and different interests within the game. We bring different ways of broadcasting and that will mean our pundits are kept on their toes and share different kinds of analysis.' Chapman emphasized, 'People might find this hard to believe but there's absolutely no competition between the three of us,' he said. 'We'll do a mix of everything that works for us all as individuals, and all of us are really keen that it's fair. 'This isn't about the three of us, it's about the three of us plus our pundits, plus our editors, plus our analysts and stats people and production people and radio people and online.' Cates, daughter of Liverpool and Scotland legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, shared her memories of the show, saying, 'Match of the Day was always on - I can't remember a time without it,' Logan, daughter of former Wales and Leeds midfielder Terry Yorath, added, 'When my dad was playing, it was the only way you could watch football on TV because there were very few live matches. 'That music would play every Saturday night because he would come home from work - playing in a match - and watch his match on Match of the Day. As a very little girl, hearing that music meant I was staying up late on a Saturday night.' Chapman reminisced about his first memory of Match of the Day, stating, 'My first memory of Match of the Day was in 1981 watching Manchester United play Ipswich at Old Trafford in the era when not every game was shown on the programme. 'I remember Gary Bailey being in goal for Manchester United and saving a penalty with no gloves on. I wanted to go and get in goal in the garden after that. I must have been seven.' Logan concluded with her thoughts on hosting MOTD: 'It's something that's so well-loved and so well-respected you don't want to be the person that goes in and breaks that,' she said. 'I'm just very excited, I can't wait to get started. I keep thinking about that moment I'll be sitting in the chair and the music starts, and I can't wait for it to happen.
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