BBC Shakes Up MOTD2: Rebrands Iconic Show for New Era

THE BBC has rebranded an iconic football highlights show ahead of the 2025-26 Premier League season.

Match of the Day 2, the Sunday night companion show to Match of the Day, will have a change of name starting from this weekend.

3 Match of the Day 2 has been renamed to Match of the Day ahead of the new season Credit: Getty

3 Mark Chapman will present the first Match of the Day of the season this weekend Credit: GETTY

It will now be known simply as Match of the Day - the same as its Saturday counterpart.

The change coincides with the start of a new era for the beloved football programme.

Gary Lineker , who fronted the BBC show for 26 years, stepped down as the main presenter at the end of last season.

The Leicester icon has since been replaced by Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan .

Chapman is in line to front the programme this weekend.

Meanwhile, Cates is slated to present the network's coverage of European football this week.

The 49-year-old, who is the daughter of Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish, will host the highlights show for Tottenham 's European Super Cup clash with Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

Logan's debut on Match of the Day is yet to be confirmed.

She could potentially be in line to present MOTD this Sunday.

Lineker had initially planned to return to the BBC to present coverage of next year's World Cup in the United States.

3 Gary Lineker stepped down from Match of the Day presenting duties last season Credit: Getty

However, he quit working for the broadcaster entirely in May following an antisemitism row.