Kelly Cates to replace Gary Lineker on BBC’s Match of the Day

Presenter will leave Sky Sports to join a revamped team including Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan for next season

MATCH OF THE DAY: football presenter Kelly Cates is understood to be leaving Sky Sports to replace Gary Lineker on the BBC’s Match of the Day. Picture: Alex Pantling/Getty Images

The football presenter Kelly Cates is understood to be leaving Sky Sports to replace Gary Lineker on the BBC’s Match of the Day.

Cates, a popular broadcaster and the daughter of the former Liverpool footballer Kenny Dalglish, is understood to be joining a new presenting team including the Match of the Day 2 presenter Mark Chapman and the BBC sports broadcaster Gabby Logan for next season.