Next Match of the Day Presenter Odds: Mark Chapman moves into 2/1 to replace Gary Lineker with reports suggesting his time as MOTD presenter is nearing end!

Mark Chapman is now the betting favourite to be the next MOTD Presenter following reports that Gary Lineker could be leaving the role imminently and OLBG look at who else could be his successor.
Next Match of the Day Presenter Odds: Mark Chapman moves into 2/1 to replace Gary Lineker with reports suggesting his time as MOTD presenter is nearing end!

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  • Mark Chapman now 2/1 favourite to replace Gary Lineker as MOTD Presenter
  • Reports earlier this week say that email circulated around BBC around his departure
  • Alex Scott could step into Match of the Day role

Mark Chapman now 2/1 favourite to replace Gary Lineker as MOTD Presenter

With rumours circulating around Gary Lineker's potential departure from Match of the Day, betting odds are now given on who will be his replacement for the flagship BBC football show.

Mark Chapman is the 2/1 favourite to be Lineker's replacement with the current Match of the Day 2 presenter an easy choice to move up into the main show's role.

Chapman currently presents across the BBC on both television and radio for a variety of sporting action including the brand-new coverage of the UEFA Champions League on the channel this season.

The latest odds now suggest a 33.3% chance that he replaces Lineker next with Alex Scott and Gabby Logan following just behind him in the current market at 4/1 and 6/1 respectively.

Next MOTD PresenterOdds*Probability
Mark Chapman
2/133.3%
Alex Scott
4/120.0%
Gabby Logan
6/114.3%
Jason Mohammad
6/114.3%
Kelly Somers7/112.5%
Dion Dublin
10/19.1%

*As betting sites currently aren't taking bets on this event, odds have been compiled as theoretical probability from an entertainment perspective only and come from an industry expert

What the expert says...
Mark Chapman looks increasingly likely to be Gary Lineker's replacement as next MOTD presenter after reports on Thursday suggest that the BBC is preparing an exit announcement for him. Chapman's chances of replacing Lineker now sit at 20% according to the latest odds!

Jake Ashton - Entertainment Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Reports earlier this week say that email circulated around BBC around his departure

Fresh reports from the Daily Mail on Thursday claimed that an email had circulated round the BBC suggesting that bosses had been drawing up a statement around Gary Lineker's imminent departure from Match of the Day.

Earlier news rumours in September said that Lineker had offered to take a voluntary paycut to slash his salary to keep in the position as presenter of MOTD but these new reports suggest that might not be enough.

Those same reports from the MailOnline said that when approached for comment on Thursday, Lineker said, 'F*** off, I won't talk to you. Go away."

Alex Scott could step into Match of the Day role

Alex Scott is currently the BBC's main presenter for their coverage of Women's Football and it may well be that she is chosen as the successor to Lineker next.

Scott has stepped in as Lineker's replacement on the show before when he has missed it through other engagements and BBC bosses may well be impressed with how she handled the coverage.

The latest market says there's a 20% chance that Scott becomes the next MOTD presenter and it does look likely that it'll be one of her or Chapman who gets the role as an easy replacement for the BBC.

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