Mark Chapman new job revealed before first Match of the Day without Gary Lineker

Sky Sports have confirmed that Mark Chapman is joining David Jones and Kelly Cates on their Premier League presenting line-up.

Chapman has fronted their Carabao Cup coverage for the past three seasons and will continue in that role, with his remit expanding rather than changing. He and Cates will do so while sharing Match of the Day hosting duties with Gabby Logan.

The first show since Gary Lineker left the BBC is set to see Chapman in the chair on Saturday night. He, Cates and Logan will rotate throughout the season, as Cates, Chapman and Jones will across Sky's coverage.

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"We're delighted that Mark's joining us alongside Kelly and Dave," Sky Sports director of football Gary Hughes has said. "Clearly, we have more games this season, [so] we needed more presenters; Kelly and Dave can't do all of them.

"I'm not going to go into all the details of how many games Mark will do, but Mark will work across the Carabao Cup and our Premier League coverage. He will work weekends, yes, he will, and we'll work with him and Kelly.

"We're delighted that Kelly is working on Match of the Day next season as well. We'll work with both of those to work through our schedule, and we've got control of the calendar in terms of the picking of the matches.

"We're all adults, and we'll see how it goes. It's clearly new territory, but we're looking forward to having everybody on board."

Sky Sports chief sports officer Jonathan Licht added: "Kelly's worked with us for a long time, and Mark Chapman has done three seasons. [They are] exceptional presenters, [so I] think it's sort of better for everyone, really. We will work with them and work through them with the BBC to make sure that that works."

The BBC announced on January 15 that Chapman would be taking over the presenting of Match of the Day alongside Cates and Logan.

In a statement, BBC Sport director Alex Kay-Jelski said: "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 MOTD 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 25 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."