Match of the Day will go ahead as planned on Saturday without “studio presentation or punditry”, and will instead focus on “match action”, the BBC has said.
A BBC spokesperson said: “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.
“We understand their position and we have decided that the programme will focus on match action without studio presentation or punditry.”
Gary Lineker has been forced off his Match of the Day duties by the BBC because he won’t apologise for his comments on social media.
Following the announcement, football pundits Ian Wright and Alan Shearer said they will not take part in tomorrow’s Match of the Day programme in “solidarity” with Lineker.