Match of the day for the very first father and son

Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips are set to make historical past by turning into the first-ever father and son punditry workforce to seem on the BBC's Match of the Day on Saturday.

The duo will be part of present host Gary Lineker within the studio to evaluation highlights from Saturday's Premier League fixtures.

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright is an everyday on the football highlights present and can be joined for the primary time by his son and former Manchester City and Chelsea star Shaun Wright-Phillips.

Wright-Phillips, 41, retired from skilled football in 2019 whereas taking part in for Phoenix Rising within the United States. He has since labored within the enterprise world, whereas performing as a pundit on varied video games for BT Sport, the Premier League and Sky Sports. Saturday is about to be his debut on the UK's flagship football present.

Wright, in the meantime, has appeared on Match of the Day since 2001, and even poked enjoyable at his son on the present a couple of weeks in the past, in response to Shaun's social media taunt after Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 on the Etihad.

“Hi Ian Wright, how are you? Wright-Phillips tweeted. "I simply checked...I hope you are okay dad."

Lineker delivered the message live throughout the day's match, to which Wright replied, "He's so boring.

"I taught him to pee that boy... he nonetheless cannot attain the bathroom now!"

There are six Premier League video games being performed on Saturday, with swaps at each ends of the desk. Leeds United host Newcastle United (opens in a brand new tab) at Elland Road in a match that may very well be essential for each groups, whereas Aston Villa welcome Tottenham Hotspur (opens in a brand new tab) in a battle for Europe.

The Southampton full-back can be relegated (opens in a brand new tab) within the Championship on Saturday in the event that they fail to beat Fulham, with Manchester United taking over Wolves (opens in a brand new tab) and Chelsea hoping (opens in a brand new tab) three factors towards relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest. The final match is Crystal Palace towards Bournemouth (opens in a brand new tab).

Of course, as all the time, the operating order will rely upon the outcomes of the day's matches.

However, not like regular, Match of the Day will air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer at 22:00 BST on Saturday, with the Eurovision Song Contest taking its place on BBC One.

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