Kelly Cates is expected to leave Sky Sports to become one of Gary Lineker’s successors as host of the BBC’s Match of the Day. Cates, the daughter of Liverpool great Sir Kenny Dalglish, is set to take up the role which will see her join Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan as the new regular presenters of the British broadcaster’s flagship highlights programme.

Sky Sports chiefs have been left gutted by Kelly Cates' decision to join Match of the Day as one of three new hosts but have already found a replacement for their star presenter

The BBC is reportedly lining up Sky Sports ’s Kelly Cates to replace Gary Lineker as the host of Match of the Day, in a dramatic format change for the show. Earlier this year, it was revealed that Lineker would be leaving the football highlights show, leaving viewers to speculate who would succeed him as the face of the series.

Cates will quit Sky Sports at the end of the 2024-25 campaign to make a switch to BBC where she will be a part of a three-member team alongside broadcasters Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan to present their flagship Premier League highlights programme,

Presenter Kelly Cates has been tipped to be the replacement for Gary Lineker on BBC One’s Match of the Day. It has been reported that Cates will leave her role on Sky Sports to join the revamped team taking over the football round-up, alongside others.

KELLY CATES is set to QUIT her Sky Sports role to become a host on Match of the Day, according to reports. She will become one of three presenters on the country’s flagship football show

Kelly Cates set to join Match of the Day presenting team from next season - She is set to be part of a three-person line-up alongside Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan.

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