BBC FOOTBALL PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS, PRESENTERS AND PUNDITS REVEALED

Match of the Day

The 2025/26 season marks a bold, new era for BBC Sport’s flagship football show, Match of the Day. The legendary football programme returns to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 16 August, and with it, a trio of presenting powerhouses are ready to take the reins.

Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates, and Mark Chapman will front Match of the Day’s Saturday and Sunday programmes (now unified under one name) on rotation, as well as the newest addition to BBC Sport’s football highlights line-up, Match of the Day: Champions League - bringing energy, insight and personality to millions of viewers each week.

It’ll deliver sharp, in-depth post-match analysis from the world’s most competitive leagues - the Premier League and Champions League – with expert guests set to impart their knowledge, energy and experience having played the game at the very top level.

Fan favourites and returning stars forming the guest line-up include Alan Shearer, Micah Richards, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Williams, Danny Murphy, Dion Dublin, Ellen White, Joe Hart, Martin Keown, Nedum Onuoha, Shay Given, Steve Warnock, Steph Houghton and Theo Walcott.

For the story within the story, esteemed journalists Julien Laurens, Rory Smith, Guillem Balague and Nicky Bandini bring the latest news for Match of the Day Champions League.

Launching in the 2025/26 season, fans can now catch every goal from every Premier League game on BBC Sport faster than ever before – when and where they want it. Published live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app, match highlights from every fixture will drop at 8pm, putting all the biggest moments at fans’ fingertips ahead of the expert analysis and in-depth discussion on the main show. It’s a game-changing way to stay connected and fully immersed in the action.

Highlights from every Champions League match will continue to be available from 10pm on match weeks, followed by the full Match of the Day Champions League programme later in the night.

Kelly Cates kicks things off with MOTD Premier League Preview on Wednesday 13 August, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan present Saturday and Sunday’s programmes.

The Football Interview

The Football Interview is a new series that takes audiences closer to the game than ever before. It’s fan’s backstage pass to the personalities, pressure, and passion that define football in the UK. Whether it’s reflecting on career defining moments or digging a little deeper into the footballing origins, mindset and motivation behind some of the most recognisable faces in football, The Football Interview brings you the person behind the player.

Kelly Somers will host these candid conversations, carefully peeling back the layers of each guest to see how they tick, what drives them and what the future holds.

Expect fresh perspectives, unexpected moments, and a deeper connection to the game from voices audiences think they knew.

Interviews will drop on Saturdays across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website & app from 16 August, in line with the Premier League season kicking off that weekend. They will also run on BBC One on a Saturday after Match of the Day.

Kelly Somers says: “I have always been fascinated by the art of interviewing and love trying to uncover new and interesting sides to people that haven’t been seen before.

“In my new series, I hope to be able to do just that, taking BBC viewers closer than ever before to the biggest names in the game. This isn’t just about football - it’s about the personalities that make it.”

Football Focus

Every Saturday of the Premier League season, Football Focus will provide a preview of the weekend’s fixtures. Alex Scott and an array of expert guests will hone in on the biggest games about to kick off, from top of the table clashes to derbies - if fans are talking about it, we’ll be covering it.

Some weekends Alex and the team will be on the road to soak up the atmosphere of a matchday to bring interviews and insights from the clubs themselves ahead of kick-off.

FA Cup

The historic FA Cup competition remains on free-to-air BBC Sport platforms this season, with live games during both the qualifying stages and the ‘proper’ rounds, when a further 14 games will be available co-exclusively with TNT Sports.

Tune in to BBC TV & iPlayer for two live matches from each round through to the quarter-finals, one semi-final, and the final itself at Wembley Stadium on 16th May 2026.

Live match commentary and expert analysis of select matches will also be available to listen to across the weekend on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sounds and BBC Local Radio.

BBC Sport are also providing highlights and digital clips from every stage of the competition across the BBC Sport website, app and social media, so that fans can watch the drama unfold, with the potential for giants to fall and underdogs prevail.

Final Score

Every Saturday of match weeks, join Jason Mohammad and guests on BBC TV & iPlayer as he brings all the goals, latest news, analysis, reaction and interviews from the afternoon’s biggest football matches, including the Premier League and beyond.