Match of the Day 2

Match of the Day 2 (otherwise known as MOTD2 or MotD2) is a football highlights programme shown on BBC One in the United Kingdom having previously been shown on BBC Two up until 2012. It was created in 2004 when the BBC regained the right to broadcast Premier League highlights.

Broadcast on Sunday evenings, usually later than 10 p.m., the show has been hosted by Mark Chapman since 2013. Adrian Chiles anchored the show from 2004-2010 and was replaced by Colin Murray who left Channel 5 to take up the position at the beginning of the 2010–11 season.

The programme is broadcast from MediaCityUK in Salford Quays on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal in Greater Manchester.

Format

The programme follows a similar format to Match of the Day, with highlights of the days football followed by post match interviews and tactical analysis from the pundits however the show features fewer games than Match of the Day due to there being fewer fixtures on a Sunday, therefore the latter half of the show is dedicated to recapping Saturday's action. They also have fun features and sometimes send reporters such as Kevin Day to matches. In the first season of the show Gordon Strachan appeared nearly every week, then Gavin Peacock appeared until he left the BBC after the 2006 World Cup and former Arsenal defender Lee Dixon was the staple pundit on the show from 2006 until his departure to ITV in 2012. Alan Hansen usually appears on the show once a month as he is the BBC Chief Football Analyst usually when a big match is played such as Liverpool v Manchester United or Chelsea v Arsenal.