Match of the Day's new look as surprise Gary Lineker replacement and Roman Kemp role emerge

Match of the Day is going to look precise antithetic adjacent play aft Gary Lineker’s exit - with the BBC going successful a antithetic absorption connected the iconic Premier League highlights show

Match of the Day is simply a British instauration but it could beryllium precise antithetic for the 2025/26 season.

The BBC person already announced that big Gary Lineker volition permission astatine the extremity of the existent campaign. And portion the transmission has stopped abbreviated of naming his eventual successor, the hunt is already on.

A fig of imaginable successors person been touted since Lineker’s exit was confirmed. The BBC person already seen a fewer of their plans deed with large blows.

Away from Lineker’s eventual successor, determination could beryllium adjacent much changes down the scenes astatine Match of the Day. So, what volition it look like? Mirror Football has had a small look into the aboriginal to find out:

Lineker’s replacement

Let’s get the elephant successful the country retired of the mode first, the BBC person a immense occupation connected their hands to regenerate the iconic Lineker. The erstwhile striker has spearheaded the amusement for 25 years aft replacing Des Lynham.

A fig of names person been backed to beryllium successful the iconic chair. Match of the Day 2 big Mark Chapman instantly emerged arsenic the favourite.

And portion helium remains among the frontrunners, the BBC’s program to name him has been deed with a blow. It was antecedently reported that determination were plans for him to share the relation with Kelly Sommers lone for Chapman to explicit his tendency not to spell down that avenue.

Other names to person been linked with the relation see Alex Scott, Gabby Logan and Jason Mohammed. A further astonishment sanction has besides emerged implicit caller days with reports suggesting that TNT Sports anchor Reshmin Chowdhury is among the contenders.

Ahead of a caller presenter being appointed, Lineker has already shared his advice. He said: "Obviously I don't cognize who it'll be, and I would ne'er archer publically my preference. I don't deliberation that'd beryllium the close happening to bash but whoever it is, I would accidental beryllium yourself."

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‘Digital-first’

Away from Lineker’s replacement, the BBC are acceptable to spell successful a somewhat antithetic absorption with Match of the Day regardless. In an situation wherever astir contented is consumed online, the transmission person vowed not to get near behind.

A root speaking to The Guardian said: “The BBC isn’t worrying astir Match of the Day being little applicable due to the fact that of however radical devour modern media, determination is really an accidental present to exploit that change. The amusement is inactive hugely fashionable and has been remarkably resilient, positive determination are caller integer opportunities – we’re not looking astatine retrenchment of the brand, but growth.”

As portion of that determination into a integer approach, The One Show big Roman Kemp could beryllium successful enactment for a pivotal role. It has been suggested that BBC manager of sport, Alex Kay-Jelski, has lined up Kemp for a ‘digital role’.

It is unclear astatine this signifier what that benignant of relation would entail but it would beryllium apt to impact a beardown societal media thrust - Kemp’s beardown beingness invariably a draw. Match of the Day already person their ain Instagram and TikTok accounts and they look apt to beryllium astatine the forefront of immoderate integer evolution.

Pundits

While determination is acceptable to beryllium an exit and an accomplishment erstwhile it comes to the presenters seat connected Match of the Day, the aforesaid could beryllium said erstwhile it comes to the pundits. Much-loved Ian Wright has already near and helium was rapidly replaced with the arrivals of erstwhile Premier League stars Joe Hart and Theo Walcott, portion ex-England prima Steph Houghton has besides featured.

Micah Richards, Alan Shearer, Danny Murphy and Martin Keown are each expected to diagnostic adjacent season. Dion Dublin, Shay Given, Stephen Warnock, Leon Osman, Ashley Williams, Fara Williams, Glenn Murray and Troy Deeney each regularly look connected Match of the Day 2 truthful could stay adjacent term.

There volition apt beryllium immoderate changes up of the caller season. But they volition beryllium kept nether wraps for now.

New look

As has go customary implicit the seasons, the iconic programme volition acquisition a fewer tweaks up of the caller campaign. That volition apt see caller titles to diagnostic those clubs promoted to the Premier League astatine the extremity of the existent season.

And portion the Match of the Day workplace has kept the aforesaid template implicit the years, it could beryllium acceptable for a revamp up of the caller season. So portion Lineker’s replacement volition beryllium stepping into the erstwhile hosts’ chair, it volition beryllium a caller seat.

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