Mark Chapman Will Be First Of New Trio To Host Match Of The Day After Lineker

Mark Chapman will coming nan BBC’s first Match of nan Day Saturday highlights programme this weekend.

Chapman is portion of a three-person presenting line-up alongside Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan, who will activity connected rotation this play pursuing the departure of erstwhile lead presenter Gary Lineker. Chapman will beryllium nan first of nan trio to big nan flagship Saturday nighttime show.

It is understood Cates will big a programme connected Wednesday consisting of Uefa Super Cup highlights and a look up to nan caller Premier League season, while Logan will big Match of nan Day’s Sunday nighttime programme this week.

The BBC announced connected 15 January that Cates, Chapman and Logan would beryllium nan caller presenting team. The news came pursuing weeks of speculation astir who would return complete from Lineker aft he said past twelvemonth that he was stepping down. The 64-year-old had agelong intended nan last Match of nan Day of past season, connected 26 May, to beryllium nan past clip he would coming nan highlights programme but he was readying to enactment connected to beforehand nan BBC’s unrecorded sum of nan FA Cup and 2026 World Cup.

Earlier successful nan period nevertheless he announced he was bringing guardant his departure pursuing a societal media statement successful which he shared a station relating to nan Gaza conflict that contained an antisemitic symbol. Lineker, nan BBC’s highest-paid presenter and big of Match of nan Day since 1999, apologised unreservedly for nan station but said it was “best for each concerned” if he near completely.

Cates, nan girl of erstwhile Liverpool guardant and head Sir Kenny Dalglish, has been a presenter pinch Sky Sports since rejoining nan broadcaster successful 2016, fronting sum of nan Premier League. Cates is continuing successful her domiciled pinch Sky Sports.

Chapman has been broadcasting for much than 25 years and has been a regular presenter of nan BBC’s Sunday nighttime Match of nan Day programme successful nan past.

Former gymnast Logan became 1 of nan first female sports anchors to break into terrestrial tv and has covered respective Olympic Games, nan World Cup and nan Commonwealth Games during her clip astatine nan BBC. She has presented Match of nan Day successful Lineker’s absence connected galore occasions, and was besides a cardinal portion of nan BBC’s sum of nan past 2 Women’s Euros successful 2022 and this summer, pinch England emerging triumphant connected some occasions.