Match of the Day is still scheduled to feature on BBC One, despite the crisis engulfing the show following the sidelining of Gary Lineker.
Lineker became embroiled in a row with Conservative party MPs after tweeting his opposition to the government's Illegal Migration bill. The Leicester legend compared the language used by Tory politician's to that seen in 1930s Germany.
After intensive talks, the BBC opted to stand Lineker down from his presenting duties, provoking a furious reaction from fellow presenters, pundits and commentators. Here, Mirror Football brings you all the details of what Saturday's Match of the Day will look like.
When is Match of the Day?
Saturday's Match of the Day is still scheduled to begin at 10.20pm on BBC One. The programme had been set to last for 1hr 19mins, but is set to have a run-time of just 19 minutes.
"Highlights of the latest round of Premier League matches with Manchester City, Tottenham and Liverpool all in action," the description reads.
"City were bidding to keep their title bid on track when they travelled to Crystal Palace, while Tottenham hosted Nottingham Forest, and Liverpool faced Bournemouth. Plus all the goals from Saturday’s other fixtures."
The BBC have scheduled Sully, a film about a plane crashing into a river, to fill the gap.
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What to expect
The BBC confirmed on Friday night that Saturday's show would not feature studio presentation or punditry, after a swathe of stars pulled their availability in response to Lineker's suspension.
“Some of our pundits have said that they don’t wish to appear on the programme while we seek to resolve the situation with Gary," a spokesperson said.
“We understand their position and we have decided that the programme will focus on match action without studio presentation or punditry.”
There is expected to be no commentary, with the six people scheduled to cover Saturday's games also standing down in solidarity with Lineker. According to The Athletic, the BBC will not be able to replace them with world-feed commentary as they do not have the rights to use it.
How we got here
The BBC's decision to stand Lineker down from hosting duties sparked chaos on Friday night.
The likes of Ian Wright and Alan Shearer quickly confirmed they would be pulling their availibality as pundits for Saturday's show. That was followed by potential presenters Alex Scott and Mark Chapman confirming they would not stand in for Lineker.
Finally, late on Friday night, the six commentators scheduled to cover the day's games for the programme all also pulled their availability. They released a joint statement on social media confirming they were standing down.
"As commentators on MOTD, we have decided to step down from tomorrow night's broadcast. We know that football fans want to watch their teams should still be able to do so, as management can use world feed commentary if they wish," the statement read.
"However, in the circumstances we do not feel it would be appropriate to take part in the programme."
List of matches
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
Everton v Brentford
Leeds v Brighton
Leicester v Chelsea
Tottenham v Nottingham Forest
