What time is Match of the Day on this weekend?

Match of the Day presenter, Gary Lineker
(Image credit: BBC)

BBC's Match of the Day continues under Gary Lineker's stewardship again this Saturday night, with the weekend's Premier League action set for a thrilling highlights slot.

Though 13 Premier League teams are in action in the Carabao Cup this week, Match of the Day will still show seven games this Saturday, as the season enters November. There's some great games to look forward to, too, with Arsenal's trip to St. James' Park to take on Newcastle a real test of their title credentials, while a couple of scraps at the bottom could make the relegation battle that little bit clearer.

Match of the Day 2 will also round up Sunday's games, with Manchester United vs Chelsea the pick of the bunch. How will the Red Devils fare under new management now that Erik ten Hag has been sacked? Find out this weekend.

But what time is Match of the Day on this weekend, and who are the pundits? FourFourTwo details everything you need to know about the much-loved show below...

Time

What time is Match of the Day on?

Match of the Day will be on this Saturday at 10:20pm on BBC One. It will be repeated on Sunday at 7:30am on BBC One.

What time is Match of the Day 2 on?

Match of the Day 2 will be on this Sunday at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Presenter

Gary Lineker BBC Match of the Day presenter and former Leicester City striker in the punditry studio

Lineker is the presenter of Match of the Day (Image credit: Getty Images)

Who is presenting Match of the Day this weekend?

Gary Lineker is set to present Match of the Day this weekend.

Former England striker Lineker has been the face of Match of the Day since replacing Des Lynam in 1999. Almost a quarter of a century later, Lineker is still going strong and has become synonymous with the programme. When he stepped away due to a dispute over some of his comments on X (formerly Twitter) in March this year, several of his fellow presenters and pundits followed him, but the former Tottenham and Barcelona striker was soon back on our screens.

Who is presenting Match of the Day 2 this weekend?

ST HELENS, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Mark Chapman, BBC Presenter, looks on prior to the Autumn Test Series match between England and Tonga at Totally Wicked Stadium on October 22, 2023 in St Helens, England. (Photo by Jess Hornby/Getty Images)

Mark Chapman (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mark Chapman is set to present Match of the Day 2 this weekend.

Chapman has been associated with the BBC for some time, having initially presented on BBC Radio 5 Live before becoming a stand-in presenter on Match of the Day 2 in 2009. Chapman has more often than not been the main presenter on the Sunday night show but has also stood in for Lineker if the former England international has work commitments elsewhere. Chapman also now splits his duties with the BBC with presenting Sky Sports’ live Carabao Cup coverage.

Pundits

Micah Richards working as a pundit will be with Match of the Day this weekend for the BBC joined by Joe Hart

Richards is part of Match of the Day's punditry team (Image credit: Getty Images)

Which pundits are set to feature on Match of the Day this weekend?

Micah Richards and Joe Hart will join Lineker in the Match of the Day studio on Saturday night, with the pair set to analyse the seven Premier League games in great detail during the highlights package.

On Sunday, Phil Jones is alongside Danny Murphy for Match of the Day 2.

Watch Match of the Day this weekend

Watch the BBC – wherever you are in the world

Watch the BBC – wherever you are in the world

In the UK, you can get free access to BBC channels on television and on iPlayer just by confirming you have a TV license.

When you're out of the country, you can still watch the BBC, but you'll need a VPN to access it – FourFourTwo recommends ExpressVPN, which you can get for £5.92 a month, plus three months free.

Use a VPN to watch Match of the Day from outside your country

If you’re out of the country on a Saturday night (go you!) then annoyingly your domestic on-demand services won’t work – the broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!). You'll be blocked from watching it, which is not ideal if you’ve paid up for a subscription and still want to catch the action without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.

But assistance is on hand. To get around that, all you have to do is get a Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and t'internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and won't automatically block the service you've paid for. All the info going between is entirely encrypted – and that's a result.

There are plenty of good-value options out there, including:

ExpressVPN including a 30-day, money-back guarantee

ExpressVPN including a 30-day, money-back guarantee

FourFourTwo’s brainy office mates TechRadar love its super speedy connections, trustworthy security and the fact it works with Android, Apple, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, PS4 and loads more. You also get a money-back guarantee, 24/7 support and it's currently available for a knockdown price. Go get it!

VPN legal disclaimer for World Cup live stream

(Image credit: Future)
Ryan Dabbs
Staff writer

Ryan is a staff writer for FourFourTwo, joining the team full-time in October 2022. He first joined Future in December 2020, working across FourFourTwo, Golf Monthly, Rugby World and Advnture's websites, before eventually earning himself a position with FourFourTwo permanently. After graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Journalism and Communications, Ryan earned a NCTJ qualification to further develop as a writer while a Trainee News Writer at Future. 

With contributions from