The BBC have confirmed the new Match of the Day presenters from next season, with three hosts set to share the role for the first time.

Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates have been officially announced as the new hosts who will take over from Gary Lineker at the start of the 2025/26 Premier League season.

It was confirmed in November that Lineker would leave the iconic football highlights show following the end of the current campaign, having fronted it since 1999. However, the former England star will continue to lead the broadcaster's coverage of the FA Cup next season and present the men's World Cup in 2026.

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Chapman, Logan and Cates will split presenting duties between Saturday's flagship show, Sunday's Match of the Day 2 and MOTD: Champions League on Wednesdays, the BBC has confirmed.

"People might find this hard to believe but there's absolutely no competition between the three of us," said Chapman as the news was announced. "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."

Logan added: "I think what's interesting is although we're sharing the role, we won't actually be working together on Match of the Day. 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."

Meanwhile, Cates, who will also continue in her role with Sky Sports, said: "We are all friends and we've known each other for a long time and that's a really lovely part of it. 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."

Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport added: “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 Match of the Day viewers can be sure they will be well looked after as the big football talking points are expertly analysed.

“Gary has done a phenomenal job at Match of the Day for the last 26 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. It’s a truly exciting time for BBC Sport’s football coverage.”