Overview
- Presenters Ben Thompson and Rachel Burden ended the broadcast at 8:45 a.m. and said the programme would return at 6 a.m. on Monday.
- Match of the Day aired immediately after the early close, with no explanation given on air for the schedule change.
- Viewers posted puzzled messages on X asking why the show ended early and whether another channel would carry on the programme.
- Weekend runtimes have shifted recently, with last Sunday ending at 9 a.m. and Saturday wrapping at 9:30 a.m. to accommodate Saturday Kitchen specials.
- Sunday’s edition included sports updates from Olly Foster, who noted tributes to Nottingham Forest legend John Robertson and to Diogo Jota.